NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

IN RE: NICHOLAS WILLIAM FERRI, DAVID J. EARLEY, Appellants ______________________

2016-1877 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 13/160,823. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

DANIEL P. HOMILLER, Murphy, Bilak & Homiller, PLLC, Cary, NC, argued for appellants.

JOSEPH GERARD PICCOLO, Office of the Solicitor, Unit- ed States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for appellee Michelle K. Lee. Also represented by NATHAN K. KELLEY, THOMAS W. KRAUSE, SARAH E. CRAVEN. ______________________

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (MOORE, TARANTO, and CHEN, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

February 13, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court