Lawsuit Over PTO Response To FOIA Requests Dismissed In D.C.

(August 21, 2023, 1:29 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia federal judge has dismissed a patent owner’s challenge to the withholding of records by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) with regard to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s practice of using expanded panels during certain board proceedings....