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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

IN RE: YONGPING DAI, XUHUAI DONG, WEI FAN, YI FAN, Appellants ______________________

2017-1436 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 13/320,544. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

GEORGE G. WANG, Bei & Ocean, Millington, NJ, ar- gued for appellants.

MICHAEL SUMNER FORMAN, 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, ROBERT MCBRIDE. ______________________

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (DYK, REYNA, and HUGHES, Circuit Judg- es). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

January 12, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court