Case: 23-2008 Document: 46 Page: 1 Filed: 02/06/2025

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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ IN RE: ALEXANDER I. SOTO, WALTER G. SOTO, Appellants ______________________ 2023-2008 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 17/138,794. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ DEREK MEEKER, Laurence & Phillips IP Law, Washing- ton, DC, argued for appellants. Also represented by KEVIN B. LAURENCE, MATTHEW C. PHILLIPS.

MICHAEL S. FORMAN, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, ar- gued for appellee Coke Morgan Stewart. Also represented by ROBERT MCBRIDE, AMY J. NELSON, FARHEENA YASMEEN RASHEED. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: Case: 23-2008 Document: 46 Page: 2 Filed: 02/06/2025

PER CURIAM (MOORE, Chief Judge, HUGHES and CUNNINGHAM, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

February 6, 2025 Date