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CAFC-DCTAugust 26, 2026·26-1309·DISMISSED

WELYTOK v. DIRECTOR OF THE USPTO [ORDER]

District Court

Holding

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WELYTOK v. DIRECTOR OF THE USPTO [ORDER] Fallback draft only: OPENAI_API_KEY is not set or the API call failed, so this entry was not model-summarized. Review the linked PDF before publication. The extracted conclusion below is included for audit. DISMISSED [Page 1] Case: 26-1309 Document: 24 Page: 1 Filed: 08/26/2026 NOTE: This order is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ JILL WELYTOK, Plaintiff-Appellant v. DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Defendant-Appellee ______________________ 2026-1309 ______________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in No. 1:25-cv-00110-LMB- WEF, Judge Leonie M. Brinkema. ______________________ O R D E R The appellant having failed to file the brief required by Federal Circuit Rule 31(d) within the time permitted by the rules, it is ORDERED that the notice of appeal be, and the same hereby is, DISMISSED, for failure to prosecute in accordance with the rules. FOR THE COURT August 26, 2026 Date non-precedential non-precedential

Key Points

  • [Page 1] Case: 26-1309 Document: 24 Page: 1 Filed: 08/26/2026 NOTE: This order is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ JILL WELYTOK, Plaintiff-Appellant v. DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Defendant-Appellee ______________________ 2026-1309 ______________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in No. 1:25-cv-00110-LMB- WEF, Judge Leonie M. Brinkema. ______________________ O R D E R The appellant having failed to file the brief required by Federal Circuit Rule 31(d) within the time permitted by the rules, it is ORDERED that the notice of appeal be, and the same hereby is, DISMISSED, for failure to prosecute in accordance with the rules. FOR THE COURT August 26, 2026 Date
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