Tafas v. Dudas et al

Filing 1

COMPLAINT against Jon Dudas, The United States Patent and Trademark Office ( Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 100003097.), filed by Triantafyllos Tafas. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet # 2 Receipt # 3 Letter)(klau, )

Tafas v. Dudas et al
JS4401CV n/04)

Doc. 1 Att. 1

Case 1:07-cv-00846-JCC-TRJ

Document 1-2

Filed 08/22/2007

Page 1 of 1

CIVIL COVER SHEET

I. (a) PLAINTIFFS

Triantafyllos Tafas
(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff
(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES)

Jetih Dudas (in his official capacity) & the United States Patent
and Trademark Office County of Residence of First Listed Defendant
TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED

DEFENDANTS

Hartford, Connecticut
(c) Attorney's (Firm Name, Address, and Telephone Number) Joseph D. Wilson, Esq. Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Washington Harbor, Suite 400
3050 K Street, NW

NOTE: IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES. USE THE LOCATION OF THE

(IN US. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)

"

Attorneys (If Known)

Washington, DC 20007

D. BASIS OF JURISDICTION
D 1 U.S. Government
Plaintiff

600 Dulaney Street Alexandria, Virginia 22313
(For Diversity Cases Only)
PTF

Office of the General Counsel United States Patent and Trademark Office 10B20, Madison Building East

ID. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES
DEF

D 3 Federal Question D4 Diversity

FOR PLABmFP AND ONE BOX FOR DEFENDANT)
PTF DEF

(U.S. Government Not a Party)

13 2 US. Government
Defendant

Citizens or This State Citizens of Another State Citizens or Subject of a
Foreign Country

I Q2 3

Dt
2 3

Incorporated or Principal Place Incorporated and Principal Place of Business in another State
of Business in This State

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Qs
f-j 6

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(Indicate Citizenship of Parties in Item III)

Foreign Nation

IV. NATURE OF SUIT (Place an "X- in One Box Only,
CONTRACT O 110
D 120 TORTS

Insurance
Marine

FORFEITURE/PENALTY
PERSONAL INJURY

Q 130
D 140

Miller Act
Negotiable Instrument
& Efent of Enforcement o Judgment Medicare Act

D 310 O 315 D 320 D 330

Airplane Airplane Product
Liability

360 365 a 368

Med Malpractice

Personal Injury-

610 620

Agriculture Food & Drug

BANKRUPTCY
422
Appeal

OTHER STATUTES
400 Slate Reapportionment

28 USC I

D ISO
D15I

Recovery of Overpayment Ove

Assault, Libel &
Slander

Product Liability

Personal Injury-

O 630 640 D 650 660
690

Liquor Laws R.R.& Truck Airline Regs Occupational
Other
LABOR
Safety/Health

423

Withdrawal

28 USC 157

410 460

Negotiable
Instniinsit
Liability
Liability

152
153
160

Recovery of Defaulted
Student Loans (Excl Veterans)

O 340
D345 D 350
O 355

Federal Employers
Marine Product Motor Vehicle
Product Liability

Recovery of
Stockholder's Suit

Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability PERSONAL PROPERTY 370 Other Fraud 371 Truth in Lending

PROPERTY RIGHTS
E3 830 840

430 450

Banks and Banking Commerce/ICC Rates/etc.
Deportation

Antitrust

820

Patent Trademark

Copyrights

470
810 850
87S

Racketeer Influenced and
Selective Service Securities/Commodities/
Customer ChaUcge
change

Corrupt Organoalicns

D710

SOCIAL SECURITY
862 863 863 864 865

Act

Fair Labor Standards

061

190

Other Contract

Motor Vehicle

C3 380
O 385

Other Personal

195

Contract Product Liability

360

Other Personal
Injury

Property Damage Property Dimaee
Product Liability

720

Relations

Labor/Mgmt.

730
740 790
791

Reporting & Disclosure Act
Act

Labor/Mgmt.

REAL PROPERTY 220 D 230 D 240 D 245 D 290 Foreclosure Rent Lease & Ejectment Torts to Land Tort Product Liability All Other Real Property

CIVIL RIGHTS

PRISONER PETITIONS Q 510
Sentence

Railway Labor

DIWW(40S<g)) SS1D Title XVI RSI(40S<g))

Black Lung (933) DlWC(405(g))

HIA (1395ft)

891

D 892
894 895 900

893

Economic Stabilization Act
Energy Allocation Act Freedom of Infojmalion Act Appealof Fee

Agricultural Acts

12/USC34I0

Environmental Matters

D 441 O 442 D443
D444 440

Voting Employment Housing/

Motions to Vacate

Other Labor
Litigation

FEDERAL TAX SUITS

Accommodations

Wel&ie Other Civil Rights

540
550

530

Habeas Corpus
Civil Rights

Empl. Ret. Inc.
Security Art

870

Taxes (US.
Plaintiff or Defendant)

950
890

Constitutionality of State
Statutes

Access to Justice

Determination Under Equal

Mandamus & Other

Cither Statutory Actions

871

V
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ORIGIN
Proceeding

26 USC 7609

IRS-Third Party Appeal to District
Judge from Magistrate

(Place an "X" in One Box Only)

Original

Q2

Removed from State Court

3

Remanded from
Appellate Court

4

VI.

CAUSE OF ACTION

(ate the US. Civil StXuUuniii which yju *t filing (Do im al< juri«6

Reinstated or Reopened

Ds

Transferred from
another district (specify)

6

Multidistrict
Litigation

D7

Judgment

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28 U.S.C. §§ 2201-2202

fundamentally alter the patent continuation application process.
VII. REQUESTED IN COMPLAINT:

Plaintiff seeks injunctive and declaratory relief preventing Defendants from implementing regulations that
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