Legal Opinion
Harley v. Lehman
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 14, 1997No. Civil Action No. 96-2472(JR)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
ROBERTSON, District Judge.
Plaintiffs application for a patent was approved by the Patent & Trademark Office (“PTO”), but “withdrawn from issue.” In this action, plaintiff complains that the PTO’s withdrawal action was unlawful and that the regulations under which the PTO acted are contrary to the governing statute. Plaintiff also appeals the final action of the PTO’s Board of Appeals on the merits of his patent application. Now before the court is defendant’s motion to dismiss or for partial summary judgment as to plaintiffs Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) and due process…
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