In re Gonthier

In re Gonthier The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision in the appeal concerning Application No. 16/108,860, issuing a per curiam judgment under Fed. Cir. R. 36 without opinion. The Rule 36 judgment gives no reasoning and so offers no guidance on the merits; the Board's decision stands as to this application. Affirmed. Appeal from the PTAB in Application No. 16/108,860 by applicants Gonthier, Delas, and Kontorovich; the USPTO appeared as appellee. The panel (Judges Dyk, Prost, and Taranto) affirmed per curiam under Fed. Cir. R. 36 after oral argument; the judgment was entered October 8, 2026. The judgment states no reasoning; the Board's grounds, the claims, and the issues raised on appeal are not stated in the document. The disposition is nonprecedential and contains no analysis, so it has no value beyond the parties. Rule 36 affirmance non-precedential