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CJ CheilJedang Corp. v. International Trade Commission

Petition for certiorari denied on June 22, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-1062 Fed. Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: Whether, to avoid prosecution-history estoppel under Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., "the rationale underlying the amendment" must be the rationale the patentee provided to the public at the time of the amendment.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/24/2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 27, 2020)
03/11/2020Motion of respondents Ajinomoto Co., et al. to extend the time to file a response from March 27, 2020 to April 27, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
03/12/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 27, 2020, for all respondents.
03/26/2020Brief amicus curiae of R Street Institute filed.
04/20/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 27, 2020 to May 11, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
04/21/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 11, 2020.
05/05/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 11, 2020 to May 21, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
05/06/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 21, 2020, for all respondents.
05/21/2020Brief of respondents International Trade Commission, et al. in opposition filed.
05/21/2020Brief of respondents Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition North America, Inc. in opposition filed.
06/01/2020Reply of petitioners CJ CheilJedang Corp., et al. filed. (Distributed)
06/02/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2020.
06/22/2020Petition DENIED.