NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

IN RE: LAWRENCE A. ELLIS, Appellant ______________________

2016-2372 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 12/567,063. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

MICHAEL LAWRENCE OLIVERIO, Polsinelli PC, Boston, MA, argued for appellant.

PHILIP J. WARRICK, 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, MONICA BARNES LATEEF. ______________________

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (MOORE, O’MALLEY, and WALLACH, Cir- cuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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