USPTO Upholds Denial of FOIA Request in Patent Review Dispute



The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has reiterated its stance against releasing documents that an inventor has requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). These documents pertain to the reviews conducted by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) on the inventor’s patents. The USPTO maintains that disclosing such information would compromise its capability to handle public information requests. For more detailed insights, you can read the article on Law360.