Legal Opinion
Cornish v. Dudas
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 4, 2010No. Civil Action 07-1719 (RWR)PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICHARD W. ROBERTS, District Judge.
Pro se plaintiff Cornell D.M. Judge Cornish brings this action against the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and its Director and two employees in their official capacities. Among other things, he alleges a violation of the Rehabilitation Act, and challenges as arbitrary, capricious and discriminatory the USP- TO’s decision to deny his request for reinstatement to the patent register without an examination nearly nine years after his voluntary removal, claiming the decision violated his First Amendment rights by preventing him from…
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