Legal Opinion
Sears v. Gottschalk
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided April 26, 1973No. Civ. A. 521-70-APublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
OREN R. LEWIS, District Judge.
The plaintiff, a practicing patent attorney, seeks an order under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, requiring the Commissioner of Patents to produce and make available all existing abandoned United States patent applications.
The facts are not in dispute — The plaintiff wants to examine and copy all documents in the files of all existing abandoned patent applications and the Commissioner refuses to make them available.
He says the requested documents are not sufficiently identified within the meaning of the Act — but if so,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lear, Inc. v. AdkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Bristol-Myers Company v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Alexander Milburn Co. v. Davis-Bournonville Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Edward S. Irons v. William B. Schuyler, Commissioner of PatentsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Misegades & Douglas v. SchuylerDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1971
3Cited by3 opinions
- Irons v. GottschalkDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1974
- Susan D. Goland and Patricia B. Skidmore v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Susan D. Goland and Patricia B. Skidmore v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978