U.S. Inventor, Inc. v. United States Patent and Trademark Office

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) U.S. INVENTOR, INC., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 23-3639 (ABJ) ) UNITED STATES PATENT ) AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, ) ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff U.S. Inventor, Inc. brought this action against the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, seeking records related to the individual “bonus award payments” made to Administrative Patent Judges (“APJs”). Compl. [Dkt. # 1]…