Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd. v. Eli Lilly and Company
Petition for certiorari denied on June 15, 2020Linked with:
Issue: Whether, under Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo
Kabushiki Co.’s
“tangential” exception to prosecution-history estoppel,
patent owners may recapture subject matter they
could have claimed in prosecution but did not, by
arguing that they surrendered more than they needed
to during prosecution to address a rejection by the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
|---|
| Jan 22 2020 | Application (19A818) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 6, 2020 to February 24, 2020, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Jan 24 2020 | Application (19A818) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until February 24, 2020. |
| Feb 24 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 27, 2020) |
| Mar 10 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 27, 2020 to April 27, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Mar 11 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 27, 2020. |
| Mar 26 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of R Street Institute filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 26 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of America's Health Insurance Plans filed. |
| Mar 27 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Association for Accessible Medicines filed. |
| Apr 27 2020 | Brief of respondents Eli Lilly & Company in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| Apr 30 2020 | Motion of petitioners to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from May 12, 2020 to May 26, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| May 01 2020 | Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until May 26, 2020, granted. |
| May 26 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020. |
| May 26 2020 | Reply of petitioners Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Ltd., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 15 2020 | Petition DENIED. |
