Hyatt v. Pato, No. 17-1722 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 24, 2018)

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Gilbert Hyatt sued the United States Patent and Trademark Office alleging that the PTO acted unlawfully in denying his petition for rulemaking. Mr. Hyatt now appeals from the district court’s grant of the PTO’s motion for summary judgment and dismissal of his claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We reverse the district court’s dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Because Mr.