Li v. Matal, No. 17-1684 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 8, 2017)

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Feng Li appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia grant- ing the motion of the United States Patent and Trad e- mark Office (“USPTO”) and the Director of the USPTO (collectively, “Appellees”) to dismiss Mr. Li’s complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and failure to state a claim, thereby affirming the USPTO’s decision to exclude Mr. Li from practice before the USPTO. Li v. Matal , No. 15-cv-668 (E.D. Va. Jan. 22, 2016). We affirm. I In 2005, Mr.