Federal Circuit disposition — 16-1877

N OTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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IN RE: NICHOLAS WILLIAM FERRI, DAVID J.
EARLEY,
Appellants
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2016-1877
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Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 13/160,823.
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JUDGMENT
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D ANIEL P. HOMILLER, Murphy, Bilak & Homiller,
PLLC, Cary, NC, argued for appellants.
J OSEPH G ERARD P ICCOLO, Office of the Solicitor, Unit-
ed States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA,
argued for appellee Michelle K. Lee. Also represented by
N ATHAN K. K ELLEY , T HOMAS W. K RAUSE, SARAH E.
CRAVEN.
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T HIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
O RDERED and A DJUDGED:

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P ER CURIAM (MOORE, T ARANTO, and CHEN, Circuit
Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
February 13, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner
Date Peter R. Marksteiner
Clerk of Court

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