NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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