Case: 19-1824 Document: 34 Page: 1 Filed: 03/10/2020

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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ NIPPON SHINYAKU CO., LTD., Plaintiff-Appellant v. ANDREI IANCU, UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Defendant-Appellee ______________________ 2019-1824 ______________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in No. 1:10-cv-01142-EGS, United States District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ ANTHONY F. LO CICERO, Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP, New York, NY, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by MARION P. METELSKI, HOLLY PEKOWSKY.

BRIAN RACILLA, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for Case: 19-1824 Document: 34 Page: 2 Filed: 03/10/2020

defendant-appellee. Also represented by KAKOLI CAPRIHAN, THOMAS W. KRAUSE. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, LINN and TARANTO, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

March 10, 2020 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court