Worley v. United States Patent & Trademark Office

MEMORANDUM OPINION

LAMBERTH, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, or, in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment. Upon consideration of that motion and supporting documents, plaintiffs opposition thereto, defendants’ reply, the entire record herein, and the relevant law, the Court grants defendants’ motion.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Robert Worley brings this action against the Commissioner of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). Worley alleges that the Commissioner of the USPTO has “denied in an arbitrary and capricious manner,…