Legal Opinion
Hyatt v. United States Patent and Trademark Office
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 27, 2022No. Civil Action No. 2018-2800Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GILBERT P. HYATT, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 18-cv-2800 (TSC) UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Gilbert Hyatt sued the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”), challenging the PTO’s decision to categorize his Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request as being for commercial use and therefore ineligible for a fee waiver. Compl. ¶¶ 32-41, ECF No. 1. Hyatt has moved for summary judgment, ECF No. 19, and the PTO has cross-moved for summary judgment, ECF Nos. 23, 24. Also…
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