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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ IN RE GERALD M. BENSON AND KENNETH L. SMITH ______________________ 2012-1663 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 09/515,978.

---------------------- IN RE GERALD M. BENSON AND KENNETH L. SMITH ______________________ 2012-1664 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 11/061,327. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ SANDRA K. NOVAK, 3M Innovative Properties Compa- ny, of St. Paul, Minnesota, argued for appellants.

MARY L. KELLY, Associates Solicitor, Office of the So- licitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Alexandria, Virginia, argued for appellee. With her on the brief were RAYMOND T. CHEN, Solicitor, and BRIAN T.

RACILLA, Associate Solicitor. ______________________ THESE CAUSES having been heard and considered, they are ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (DYK, PROST, and REYNA, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

June 6, 2013 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk