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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

BAKER HUGHES, INC., Appellant

v.

NALCO COMPANY, Appellee ______________________

2015-1895 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. 95/000,524, 95/001,399. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

CHRISTOPHER AARON SHIELD, Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP, Houston, TX, argued for appellant. Also represented by JONATHAN R. SPIVEY.

JAMES W. PORADEK, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Minneapolis, MN, argued for appellee. Also represented by EDMOND AHADOME, LAUREN J. FRANK, TIMOTHY E. GRIMSRUD; ROBERT J. BARZ, DEVON C. BEANE, JASON ALEXANDER ENGEL, K&L Gates LLP, Chicago, IL. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (REYNA, WALLACH, and STOLL, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

March 15, 2016 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court