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Chestek PLLC v. Vidal

Pending petition
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-1217 Fed. Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Issue: Whether the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office is exempt from notice-and-comment requirements when exercising its rulemaking power under 35 U.S.C. § 2(b)(2).

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
May 13 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 14, 2024)
May 23 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 14, 2024 to July 15, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
May 28 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 15, 2024.
Jun 13 2024Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed.
Jun 13 2024Brief amici curiae of International Game Developers Association and CodeMiko Project, LLC filed.
Jun 14 2024Brief amicus curiae of The Bar of Association for the District of Columbia filed.
Jun 14 2024Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute and Ethics and Public Policy Center filed.
Jun 14 2024Brief amicus curiae of IEEE-USA filed.
Jun 17 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 15, 2024 to August 14, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Jun 18 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 14, 2024.
Aug 14 2024Brief of respondent Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office in opposition filed.
Aug 28 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
Aug 29 2024Reply of petitioner Chestek PLLC filed. (Distributed)