NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

IN RE: JAGADESHWAR REDDY NOMULA, Appellant ______________________

2016-2735 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 13/208,338. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

JUNDONG MA, JDM Patent Law PLLC, Riverdale Park, MD, argued for appellant.

FARHEENA YASMEEN RASHEED, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for appellee Joseph Matal. Also represented by NATHAN K. KELLEY, JEREMIAH HELM, THOMAS W. KRAUSE, JOSEPH GERARD PICCOLO. ______________________

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

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

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

September 18, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court