Federal Circuit disposition — 17-1149

N OTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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IN RE: C. DOUGLASS THOMAS,
Appellant
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2017-1149
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Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 13/099,285.
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JUDGMENT
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C. D OUGLASS T HOMAS , IpVenture, Los Altos, CA, ar-
gued pro se.
F ARHEENA YASMEEN RASHEED, Office of the Solicitor,
United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria,
VA, argued for appellee Joseph Matal. Also represented by
N ATHAN K. K ELLEY , JEREMIAH HELM , T HOMAS W. K RAUSE.
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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 (P ROST , Chief Judge, CLEVENGER and
D YK, Circuit Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
December 13, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner
Date Peter R. Marksteiner
Clerk of Court

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