NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

IN RE: LAWRENCE M. LEVENSTEIN, Appellant ______________________

2017-1067 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 14/212,998. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

JOHN S. NAGY, II, Fulwider Patton LLP, Los Angeles, CA, argued for appellant.

ROBERT J. MCMANUS, 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, SARAH E. CRAVEN. ______________________

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (LOURIE, O’MALLEY, and TARANTO, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

October 10, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court