HYATT v. PTO , No. 21-1708 (Fed. Cir. 2021)

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Case: 21-1708 Document: 32 Page: 1 Filed: 11/03/2021 NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ GILBERT P. HYATT, Plaintiff-Appellant v. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, ANDREW HIRSHFELD, PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Defendants-Appellees ______________________ 2021-1708 ______________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in No. 1:18-cv-00546-TSEMSN, Judge T. S. Ellis, III. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ ANDREW M. GROSSMAN, Baker & Hostetler LLP, Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by MARK W. DELAQUIL. Case: 21-1708 Document: 32 Page: 2 Filed: 11/03/2021 PETER JOHN SAWERT, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for defendants-appellees. Also represented by JESSICA ABER, THOMAS W. KRAUSE, ROBERT J. MCMANUS, RAJ PAREKH, MICHAEL TYLER. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (PROST, REYNA, and HUGHES, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT November 3, 2021 Date /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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