Case: 22-1568 Document: 29 Page: 1 Filed: 03/07/2023

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ IN RE: HAIXIA DENG, YONGBONG HAN, CHARAN MASARAPU, YOGESH KUMAR ANGUCHAMY, HERMAN A. LOPEZ, SUJEET KUMAR, Appellants ______________________ 2022-1568 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 15/425,696. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ PETER S. DARDI, Christensen Fonder Dardi & Herbert, PLLC, Maple Grove, MN, argued for appellants Haixia Deng, Yongbong Han, Charan Masarapu, Yogesh Kumar Anguchamy, Herman A. Lopez, Sujeet Kumar. Also repre- sented by DONALD W. NILES, Niles Law Office, P.A., Wadena, MN.

DANIEL KAZHDAN, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for appellee Katherine K. Vidal. Also represented by THOMAS W. KRAUSE, AMY J. NELSON, BRIAN RACILLA, FARHEENA YASMEEN RASHEED. ______________________ Case: 22-1568 Document: 29 Page: 2 Filed: 03/07/2023

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (CHEN, MAYER, and HUGHES, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

March 7, 2023 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court