*1 N OTE : This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit ______________________ IN RE: STEVEN C. CHUDIK, Appellant ______________________ 2016-1902 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 11/525,629.

______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ G REGORY B. B EGGS , Law Offices of Gregory B. Beggs, Downers Grove, IL, argued for appellant.

M EREDITH H OPE S CHOENFELD , Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for appellee Michelle K. Lee. Also represented by N ATHAN K. K ELLEY , T HOMAS W. K RAUSE , M ARY L. K ELLY .

______________________ T HIS C AUSE having been heard and considered, it is O RDERED and A DJUDGED :

P ER C URIAM (D YK , R EYNA , and S TOLL , Circuit Judges ).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. E NTERED BY O RDER OF THE C OURT January 18, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court