Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. v. MICHELLE K. LEE, Deputy Director, U.S. Patent

N OTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
MICHELLE K. LEE, Deputy Director, U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office, Under Secretary of Com-
merce for Intellectual Property,
Defendant-Appellee.
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2014-1086
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
District of Columbia in No. 1:10-cv-01145-RJL, Judge
Richard J. Leon.
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JUDGMENT
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T HOMAS HOXIE, Hoxie & Associates, LLC, of Millburn,
New Jersey, argued for plaintiff-appellant.
ABBY C. W RIGHT , Attorney, Appellate Staff, Civil Divi-
sion, United States Department of Justice, of Washington,
DC, argued for defendant-appellee. With her on the brief
were S TUART F. D ELERY , Assistant Attorney General,
RONALD C. MACHEN, J R., SCOTT MCI NTOSH , and D ANA

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K AERSVANG, Attorneys. Of counsel on the brief were
N ATHAN K. K ELLEY, Deputy General Counsel for Intellec-
tual Property Law and Solicitor, MICHAEL S. F ORMAN and
BRIAN T. RACILLA, Associate Solicitor, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, of Alexandria, Virginia.
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T HIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
O RDERED and A DJUDGED:
P ER CURIAM (D YK, REYNA, and T ARANTO, Circuit
Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
May 9, 2014 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole
Date Daniel E. O’Toole
Clerk of Court

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