Salwan v. Iancu, No. 1:2018cv01543 - Document 24 (E.D. Va. 2019)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 08/30/2019. (dvanm, )
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Salwan v. Iancu Doc. 24 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division ANGADBIR SINGH SALWAN, Plaintiff, l:18-cv-1543(LMB/TCB) ANDREI lANCU,Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director ofthe United States Patent and Trademark Office, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION In this civil action brought pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 145, plaintiff, pro se. Angadbir Singh Salwan("Salwan")seeks a judgment that he is entitled to a patent covering the claims in United States Patent Application 15/188,000 ("the '000 Application"), which the United States Patent and Trademark Office("USPTO")rejected as patent-ineligible and obvious under 35 U.S.C. § § 101 and 103. Before the Court are the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment. Finding that oral argument would not assist the decisional process, the Court has resolved these motions on the submitted materials. For the reasons that follow, defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment [Dkt. No. 14] will be granted, and plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment[Dkt. No. 12] will be denied. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Salwan is an electronic engineer and inventor. A385.' His claimed invention is called the "Physician to Patient Network System"("P2P"). A10, A25. According to the patent application, P2P "relates, generally, to the field of applying Information Technology for the 'References in the form "A "are to the administrative record [Dkt. No. 10]. Dockets.Justia.com
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