Case: 19-1476 Document: 48 Page: 1 Filed: 02/11/2020 NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ JOHN H. FARO, Petitioner-Appellant v. ANDREI IANCU, UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2019-1476 ______________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in No. 1:18-cv-00274-AJT- TCB, Judge Anthony J. Trenga. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ JOHN H. FARO, Faro & Associates, Miami, FL, argued pro se. CATHERINE YANG, Office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, United States Depart- ment of Justice, Alexandria, VA, argued for respondent-ap- pellee. Also represented by G. ZACHARY TERWILLIGER; Case: 19-1476 Document: 48 Page: 2 Filed: 02/11/2020 THOMAS W. KRAUSE, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, BRYSON, and REYNA, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT February 11, 2020 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court