Opinion
2012-1663 Serial No. 09/515,978 2012-1664 Serial No. 11/061,327
10-05-2012
IN RE GERALD M. BENSON IN RE KENNETH L. SMITH
NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
ON MOTION
ORDER
Upon consideration of Gerald M. Benson and Kenneth L. Smith's unopposed motion to consolidate appeal 2012-1663 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
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Jan Horbaly
Clerk
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