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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

IN RE: MITCHELL J. FRANCIS, Appellant ______________________

2016-2695 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 13/111,698. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

HOWARD NEAL FLAXMAN, Welsh Flaxman & Gitler LLC, Alexandria, VA, argued for appellant.

LORE A. UNT, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for appellee Joseph Matal. Also represented by NATHAN K. KELLEY, THOMAS W. KRAUSE, MAI-TRANG DUC DANG, BENJAMIN T. HICKMAN, COKE MORGAN STEWART. ______________________

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, CLEVENGER and STOLL, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

August 15, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court