IN RE BENSON , No. 12-1663 (Fed. Cir. 2012)

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Case: 12-1663 Document: 16 Page: 1 Filed: 10/05/2012 NOTE: This order is nonprecedential. Wniteb ~tate~ ~ourt of ~peaI~ for tbe jfeberaI ~ircuit IN RE GERALD M. BENSON 2012-1663 (Serial No. 09/515,978) Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board. IN RE KENNETH L. SMITH 2012-1664 (Serial No. 11/061,327) Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board. ON MOTION ORDER Case: 12-1663 Document: 16 Page: 2 Filed: 10/05/2012 2 IN RE GERALD BENSON Upon consideration of Gerald M. Benson and Kenneth L. Smith's unopposed motion to consolidate appeal 20121663 with appeal 2012-1664, IT Is ORDERED THAT: (1) The motion to consolidate the appeals is granted to the extent that consolidated briefs shall be filed. The cases will be treated as companion cases to be argued consecutively before the same merits panel. (2) The revised official caption is reflected above. FOR THE COURT /s/ Jan Horbaly Jan Horbaly Clerk s26

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