Cooper v. Lee

Petition for certiorari denied on October 11, 0016

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
15-955	Fed. Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 16

Issue: Whether 35 U.S.C. § 318(b) violates Article III of the Constitution, to the extent that it empowers an executive agency tribunal to assert judicial power canceling private property rights among private parties embroiled in a private federal dispute of a type known in the common law courts of 1789, rather than merely issue an advisory opinion as an adjunct to a trial court.

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
01/21/2016	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 29, 2016)
02/01/2016	Consent to filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for petitioners.
02/04/2016	Petitioner's amended Rule 29.6 Corporate Disclosure Statement received.
02/25/2016	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 30, 2016.
02/29/2016	Brief amicus curiae of Professor Adam Mossoff filed.
02/29/2016	Brief amici curiae of Security People, Inc., et al. filed.
03/28/2016	Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including April 11, 2016.
04/11/2016	Brief of respondent Michelle K. Lee, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office in opposition filed.
04/25/2016	Reply of petitioners J. Carl Cooper, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/26/2016	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 12, 2016.
05/02/2016	Rescheduled.
07/20/2016	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2016.
10/03/2016	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 7, 2016.
10/11/2016	Petition DENIED.