SHAMMAS v. FOCARINO

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Aaron M. Panner, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Jaynie Randall Lilley, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF: William C. Steffin,   Armin Azod, Steffin Lelkes Azod LLP, Century City, California; Wendy McGuire Coats, McGuire Coats LLP, Lafayette, California; W. Joss Nichols, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C.; John N. Jennison, Jennison & Shultz, P.C., Arlington, Virginia, for Appellant. Nathan K. Kelley, Solicitor, Thomas W. Krause, Deputy Solicitor, Christina J. Hieber, Associate Solicitor, Thomas L. Casagrande, Associate Solicitor, United States Patent And Trademark Office, Alexandria, Virginia; Stuart F. Delery, Assistant Attorney General, Mark R. Freeman, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Dana J. Boente, Acting United States Attorney, Office Of The United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee. Anthony J. Dreyer,   Jordan A. Feirman,   Katelyn N. Andrews, Skadden, ARPS, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, New York; Mark N. Mutterperl,   David J. Ball,   Jessica S. Parise, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, New York, New York, for Amicus Curiae.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge WILKINSON joined. Judge KING wrote a dissenting opinion.