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SMARTFLASH, LLC v. U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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November 20, 2024
Judge Keeps Emails Redacted In Apple Foe's FOIA Row
The patent office convinced a D.C. federal judge Wednesday to keep in place redacted portions of six emails detailing the agency's response to a Freedom of Information Act request from a longtime legal foe of Apple Inc. that is suing the agency to find out more about administrative decisions that wiped out a $533 million jury verdict.
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July 08, 2024
Patent Office Continues To Fight Smartflash's FOIA Suit
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has again said it shouldn't have to turn over documents an inventor is seeking about Patent Trial and Appeal Board reviews of his patents, saying that doing so would harm its ability to respond to public information requests.
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June 04, 2024
Smartflash Says Patent Office Can't Hide Apple Docs
An inventor is arguing against the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's bid to toss a D.C. federal court case challenging the office's redactions in documents regarding Patent Trial and Appeal Board reviews of patents at the center of his battle with Apple Inc.
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May 06, 2024
USPTO Says Apple Foe Seeks Info That Falls Under Exemption
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office lawyers say the agency doesn't have to give any more of its communications to an inventor whose $533 million jury verdict win against Apple Inc. was overturned, and the USPTO wants a D.C. federal judge to toss his Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.
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October 30, 2023
Smartflash Says USPTO Owes It Apple Docs Amid PTAB Probe
Smartflash LLC on Monday accused the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of illegally withholding documents regarding Patent Trial and Appeal Board reviews of the patents at the center of its ongoing battle with Apple Inc., according to a suit filed in District of Columbia federal court.