NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ TOM W. WAUGH, Appellant v. MCWANE, INC., Appellee ______________________ 2017-2343 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2016- 00266. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ RENE A. VAZQUEZ, Sinergia Technology Law Group, PLLC, Leesburg, VA, argued for appellant.

CHRISTOPHER BRANTLEY KELLY, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA, argued for appellee. Also represented by MICHAEL S. CONNOR, KIRK T. BRADLEY, Charlotte, NC. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (WALLACH, SCHALL, and TARANTO, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

June 6, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court