NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ IN RE STAN CIPKOWSKI ______________________ 2012-1552 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Serial No 08/981,665. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ B. AARON SCHULMAN, Stites & Harbison, PLLC, of Al- exandria, Virginia, argued for the appellant.

LORE A. UNT, Associate Solicitor, United States Pa- tent & Trademark Office, of Alexandria, Virginia, argued for appellee. With her on the brief were RAYMOND T.

CHEN, Solicitor, and KRISTI L.R. SAWERT, Associate Solici- tor. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, PLAGER, and WALLACH, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

March 14, 2013 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk