No. 25A959

Ashlesha A. Nesarikar v. United States Patent and Trademark Office, et al.

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-27
Status: Application
Type: A
Tags: 35-USC-123 administrative-procedure injunctive-relief inventor-ownership patent-standing USPTO-agency-action
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an inventor who is an applicant in a patent application has constitutional and statutory standing to challenge USPTO's agency actions under 35 U.S.C. § 123 and related provisions, notwithstanding the absence of an express written assignment of patent rights

Docket Entries

2026-02-17
Application (25A959) for injunction pending appeal, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Ashlesha A. Nesarikar
Ashlesha A. Nesarikar — Petitioner
United States Patent and Trademark Office, et al.
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent