Legal Opinion
GENETICS & IVF INSTITUTE v. Kappos
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 21, 2011No. 1:10cv996 JCC/TRJPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES C. CACHERIS, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. For the following reasons, the Court will deny Plaintiffs motion, [Dkt. 13], and will grant Defendants’ motion, [Dkt. 15].
I. Background
A. The Parties and the Case
Plaintiff Genetics & IVF Institute (“Plaintiff’ or “GIVF”) brings this action against defendants the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “USPTO”) and David Kappos, in his official capacity as Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO (together with the…
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