LegalForce RAPC Worldwide v. USPTO (N.D. Cal.) -- following in camera review, ruling that U.S. Patent & Trade Office performed adequate search for records concerning agency’s misconduct investigation against one of plaintiff’s attorney, and that agency properly withheld all disputed records pursuant to Exemption 5’s attorney work-product privilege or Exemptions 6 and 7(C); in dicta, cautioning USPTO to prepare complete and accurate Vaughn indices because even inadvertent errors can seriously prejudice FOIA plaintiffs.

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