Stallard v. United States Patent and Trademark Office

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division JOSEPH A. STALLARD, ) Plaintiff, v. 1:22-cv-1236 (LMB/JFA) UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, ) Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Proceeding pro se, plaintiff Joseph A. Stallard (“Stallard” or “plaintiff’) filed this civil action under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) to challenge § 1202.10 of the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure which provides examining attorneys with guidance on the criteria for evaluating an application to register a character in a creative work as a trademark.…