ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD. v. LEE , No. 14-1086 (Fed. Cir. 2014)

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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MICHELLE K. LEE, Deputy Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, Defendant-Appellee. ______________________ 2014-1086 ______________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in No. 1:10-cv-01145-RJL, Judge Richard J. Leon. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ THOMAS HOXIE, Hoxie & Associates, LLC, of Millburn, New Jersey, argued for plaintiff-appellant. ABBY C. WRIGHT, Attorney, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. With her on the brief were STUART F. DELERY, Assistant Attorney General, RONALD C. MACHEN, JR., SCOTT MCINTOSH, and DANA KAERSVANG, Attorneys. Of counsel on the brief were NATHAN K. KELLEY, Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property Law and Solicitor, MICHAEL S. FORMAN and BRIAN T. RACILLA, Associate Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Alexandria, Virginia. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (DYK, REYNA, and TARANTO, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT May 9, 2014 Date /s/ Daniel E. O Toole Daniel E. O Toole Clerk of Court

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