*1 N OTE : This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ JOHN H. FARO, Petitioner-Appellant v.

JOSEPH MATAL, PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS

AND DUTIES OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR, U.S. PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICE, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2016-2716 ______________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in No. 1:16-cv-00320-GBL- TCB, Judge Gerald Bruce Lee.

______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ J OHN H. F ARO , Faro & Associates, Miami, FL, argued pro se.

A NDREW S UN H AN , Office of the United States Attor- ney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria, VA, *2 argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by D ANA J. B OENTE .

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

P ER C URIAM (M OORE , P LAGER , and S TOLL , Circuit Judges ).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. E NTERED BY O RDER OF THE C OURT October 4, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court