US Inventor, Inc. v. United States Patent and Trademark Office

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA US INVENTOR, INC., Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 21-cv-2894 (TSC) UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff U.S. Inventor, Inc. sued the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), for failure to produce documents responsive to its FOIA request. The parties cross moved for summary judgment on whether Defendant conducted searches reasonably expected to uncover all relevant documents. In its cross motion, Defendant provided a detailed, 15-page…