*1 N OTE : This disposition is nonprecedential.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

for the Federal Circuit ______________________ IN RE: LAWRENCE A. ELLIS, Appellant ______________________ 2016-2372 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 12/567,063.

______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ M ICHAEL L AWRENCE O LIVERIO , Polsinelli PC, Boston, MA, argued for appellant.

P HILIP J. W ARRICK , Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for appellee Joseph Matal. Also represented by N ATHAN K. K ELLEY , T HOMAS W. K RAUSE , M ONICA B ARNES L ATEEF .

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

P ER C URIAM (M OORE , O’M ALLEY , and W ALLACH , Cir- cuit Judges ).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. E NTERED BY O RDER OF THE C OURT December 13, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court