AHARONIAN v. GUTIERREZ

Civil Action No. 07-1224 (JR).

524 F.Supp.2d 54 (2007)

Gregory AHARONIAN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Carlos GUTIERREZ, Secretary of Commerce, Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

December 6, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Christopher Swift, Swift Law Office, Alexandria, VA, for Plaintiffs.

Helen H. Hong, U.S. Department Of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendant.


MEMORANDUM

JAMES ROBERTSON, District Judge.

Plaintiffs complain that the appointment of Margaret Peterlin to the position of Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office is unlawful because she is not a "citizen of the United States who has a professional background and experience in patent, or trademark law." 35 U.S.C. § 3(b). Defendant responds that, for a...

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