Amsted Rail Company, Inc. v. Squires

Opinion

Case: 24-2345 Document: 77 Page: 1 Filed: 06/03/2026

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC., Appellant

v.

JOHN A. SQUIRES, UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Intervenor

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2024-2345, 2025-1067

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Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2023- 00538, IPR2023-00539.

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JUDGMENT

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RYAN NORTH MILLER, Fox Rothschild LLP, Philadelphia , PA, argued for appellant. Also represented by JEFF E. SCHWARTZ, Washington, DC.

MONICA BARNES LATEEF, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA,

Case: 24-2345 Document: 77 Page: 2 Filed: 06/03/2026

argued for intervenor. Also represented by NICHOLAS THEODORE MATICH, IV, ROBERT MCBRIDE.

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THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (PROST, CHEN, and STARK, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

June 3, 2026 Date