Swartz v. Pato

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ MITCHELL R. SWARTZ, Plaintiff-Appellant v. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, ANDREI IANCU, UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Defendants-Appellees ______________________ 2018-1122 ______________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in No. 1:17-cv-00482-LMB- TCB, Judge Leonie M. Brinkema. ______________________ Decided: July 17, 2018…