Stuart v. Rpm International, Inc.

Case: 19-1994 Document: 84 Page: 1 Filed: 05/06/2022

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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ALAN STUART, Trustee for the Cecil G. Stuart and Donna M. Stuart Revocable Living Trust Agree- ment, CDS DEVELOPMENT LLC,

Appellants v.

RPM INTERNATIONAL, INC., RUST-OLEUM

CORPORATION,

Appellees KATHERINE K. VIDAL, Under Secretary of Com- merce for Intellectual Property and Director of the

United States Patent and Trademark Office,

Intervenor ______________________ 2019-1994 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2017- 02158.

------------------------------------------------- RUST-OLEUM CORPORATION, RPM

INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

Appellants Case: 19-1994 Document: 84 Page: 2 Filed: 05/06/2022 2 STUART v. RPM INTERNATIONAL, INC. v.

KATHERINE K. VIDAL, Under Secretary of Com- merce for Intellectual Property and Director of the

United States Patent and Trademark Office,

Intervenor ______________________ 2019-2238 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2017- 02158.

______________________ ORDER

Upon consideration of Alan Stuart and CDS Develop- ment LLC’s failure to have counsel file an entry of appear- ance in accordance with this court’s March 1, 2022 order, ECF No. 80 in Appeal No. 2019-1994,

IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) Pursuant to the court’s March 1, 2022 order, Ap- peal No. 2019-1994 is dismissed.

(2) The official captions are revised as above to reflect dismissal of Appeal No. 2019-1994 and the non-participa- tion of Alan Stuart and CDS Development LLC in Appeal No. 2019-2238.

(3) Rust-Oleum Corporation and RPM International, Inc.’s opening brief in Appeal No. 2019-2238 is due no later Case: 19-1994 Document: 84 Page: 3 Filed: 05/06/2022 STUART v. RPM INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 than 60 days from the date of filing of this order.

(4) Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP is directed to serve a copy of this order on Stuart and CDS Development within three days of the date of filing of this order.

FOR THE COURT May 6, 2022 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court