HP Inc. v. Berkheimer

Petition for certiorari denied on January 13, 2020

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
18-415	Fed. Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2019

Issue: Whether patent eligibility is a question of law for the court based on the scope of the claims or a question of fact for the jury based on the state of the art at the time of the patent. CVSG: 12/6/2019.

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The justices return, without Ginsburg or any new grants (Updated) (Amy Howe, January 7, 2019)
Petitions of the week (Aurora Barnes, October 30, 2018)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
07/20/2018	Application (18A88) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 29, 2018 to September 28, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.
07/25/2018	Application (18A88) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until September 28, 2018.
09/28/2018	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 2, 2018)
10/08/2018	Waiver of right of respondent Steven E. Berkheimer to respond filed.
10/10/2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
10/15/2018	Response Requested. (Due November 14, 2018)
10/17/2018	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, HP Inc., f/k/a Hewlett-Packard Company.
10/22/2018	Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Steven E. Berkheimer.
10/22/2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 14, 2018 to December 5, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
10/24/2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 5, 2018.
11/14/2018	Brief amicus curiae of Askeladden LLC filed.
11/14/2018	Brief amici curiae of T-Mobile USA, Inc., and Sprint Spectrum L.P. filed.
11/14/2018	Brief amicus curiae of Computer & Communications Industry Association filed.
11/14/2018	Brief amici curiae of Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. and CableLabs filed.
11/14/2018	Brief amici curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation and R Street Institute filed.
11/14/2018	Brief amicus curiae of Engine Advocacy filed.
12/05/2018	Brief of respondent Steven E. Berkheimer in opposition filed.
12/17/2018	Reply of petitioner HP Inc., f/k/a Hewlett-Packard Company filed.
12/19/2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
01/07/2019	The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
12/06/2019	Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
12/20/2019	Supplemental brief of petitioner HP Inc., f/k/a Hewlett-Packard Company filed.
12/23/2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
01/13/2020	Petition DENIED.