Federal Circuit disposition — 2012-1537

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IN RE LEANDER LAUFFER, CRAIG A. SMITH,
RAYMOND G. GOODWIN, AND M. PATRICIA
BECKMAN,
Appellants.
2012-1537
(Serial No. 08/478,995)
Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.
ON MOTION
Before LINN, DYK, and WALLACH, Circuit Judges.
DYK, Circuit Judge.
ORDER
The Director of the United States Patent and Trade-
mark Office moves without opposition to remand this
matter to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
to consider appellants' evidence of nonobviousness in the
first instance.
Accordingly,
Case: 12-1537 Document: 10 Page: 1 Filed: 10/15/2012

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IN RE LAUFFER
IT Is ORDERED THAT:
(1) The motion to remand is granted.
(2) Each side shall bear its own costs.
FOR THE COURT
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OCT 15 lOll
Date
cc: Barbara Rudolph, Esq.
Raymond T. Chen, Esq.
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/s/ Jan Horbaly
Jan Horbaly
Clerk
Issued As A Mandate: __ OC_T_1_5 _2_01_2 __
Case: 12-1537 Document: 10 Page: 2 Filed: 10/15/2012

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