Federal Circuit disposition — 12-1663

N OTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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IN RE GERALD M. BENSON AND
KENNETH L. SMITH
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2012-1663
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Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 09/515,978.
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IN RE GERALD M. BENSON AND
KENNETH L. SMITH
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2012-1664
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Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 11/061,327.
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JUDGMENT
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SANDRA K. N OVAK, 3M Innovative Properties Compa-
ny, of St. Paul, Minnesota, argued for appellants.

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MARY L. K ELLY , Associates Solicitor, Office of the So-
licitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of
Alexandria, Virginia, argued for appellee. With her on
the brief were RAYMOND T. CHEN, Solicitor, and BRIAN T.
RACILLA, Associate Solicitor.
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T HESE CAUSES having been heard and considered, they
are
O RDERED and A DJUDGED:
P ER CURIAM (D YK, P ROST , and REYNA, Circuit Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
June 6, 2013 /s/ Jan Horbaly
Date Jan Horbaly
Clerk

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