Case: 22-1705 Document: 31 Page: 1 Filed: 04/11/2023

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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ IN RE: PHILLIP M. ADAMS, Appellant ______________________ 2022-1705 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 15/412,696. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ ALMA JOHN PATE, Pate Nelson & Hill, Salt Lake City, UT, argued for appellant Phillip M. Adams. Also repre- sented by GORDON K. HILL.

MAI-TRANG DUC DANG, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, ar- gued for appellee Katherine K. Vidal. Also represented by BENJAMIN T. HICKMAN, THOMAS W. KRAUSE, AMY J.

NELSON, FARHEENA YASMEEN RASHEED. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: Case: 22-1705 Document: 31 Page: 2 Filed: 04/11/2023

PER CURIAM (PROST, WALLACH, and CHEN, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

April 11,2023 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court