Vita-Mix Corporation v. David J. Kappos, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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VITA-MIX CORPORATION,
Appellant,
v.
DAVID J. KAPPOS, DIRECTOR,
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK
OFFICE,
Appellee,
and,
K-TEC, INC.,
Appellee.
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2012-1024
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Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in No.
95/000,339.
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JUDGMENT
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JEREMY W. D UTRA, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP,
of Washington, DC, argued for appellant. With him on
the brief were ALAN L. BRIGGS and RACHAEL A. H ARRIS .
AMY J. NELSON , Associate Solicitor, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, of Alexandria, Virginia,
argued for appellee United States Patent and Trademark
Office. With her on the brief were RAYMOND T. CHEN ,
Solicitor, and W ILLIAM LAM ARCA, Associate Solicitor.
L. G RANT FOSTER , Holland & Hart, LLP, of Salt Lake
City, Utah, argued for appellee K-TEC, Inc. With him on
the brief were BRETT L. FOSTER and M ARK A. M ILLER.
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THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
O RDERED and ADJUDGED :
PER CURIAM (NEWMAN , LOURIE, and P ROST, Circuit
Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
September 5, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly
Date Jan Horbaly
Clerk

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