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`United States Court of Appeals
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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. DOUGLASS THOMAS, IpVenture, Los Altos, CA, ar-
`gued pro se.
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`FARHEENA YASMEEN RASHEED, Office of the Solicitor,
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria,
`VA, argued for appellee Joseph Matal. Also represented by
`NATHAN K. KELLEY, JEREMIAH HELM, THOMAS W. KRAUSE.
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`THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
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`ORDERED and ADJUDGED:
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`PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, CLEVENGER and
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`DYK, Circuit Judges).
`AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
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` December 13, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner
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`Peter R. Marksteiner
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`ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT
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