Velliyur Nott Mallikarju Rao, Allen Capron Sievert v. John W. Smith, Claire McGuiness, Andrew P. Sharratt

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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VELLIYUR NOTT MALLIKARJU RAO, ALLEN
CAPRON SIEVERT,
Appellants
v.
JOHN W. SMITH, CLAIRE MCGUINESS, ANDREW
P. SHARRATT,
Appellees
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2020-1411
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Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 106,099.
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JUDGMENT
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D IPU A. DOSHI, Blank Rome LLP, Washington, DC, ar-
gued for appellants. Also represented by M EGAN R. WOOD ;
JAY PHILIP LESSLER, New York, NY.
BLAIR A. SILVER , Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., Washington,
DC, argued for appellees. Also represented by JOSEPH J.
BERGHAMMER , K EVIN D AM, ERIC J. H AMP, M ICHAEL L.
K RASHIN , Chicago, IL.
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Case: 20-1411 Document: 68 Page: 1 Filed: 01/12/2021

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THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
O RDERED and ADJUDGED :
PER CURIAM (P ROST, Chief Judge, CLEVENGER and
D YK , Circuit Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
January 12, 2021
Date
/s/ Peter R. Marksteiner
Peter R. Marksteiner
Clerk of Court
Case: 20-1411 Document: 68 Page: 2 Filed: 01/12/2021

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