Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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Sep 23 2013 | Application (13A304) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 14, 2013 to December 13, 2013, submitted to Justice Kennedy. |
Sep 27 2013 | Application (13A304) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until December 13, 2013. |
Dec 13 2013 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 16, 2014) |
Jan 13 2014 | Waiver of right of respondent Marvel Enterprises, Inc. to respond filed. |
Jan 15 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Center for Intellectual Property Research of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, et al. filed. |
Jan 22 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 21, 2014. |
Jan 23 2014 | Response Requested . (Due February 24, 2014) |
Feb 12 2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 26, 2014. |
Feb 18 2014 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including March 27, 2014. |
Feb 24 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, et al. filed. |
Feb 24 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago filed. |
Mar 12 2014 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including April 23, 2014. |
Apr 23 2014 | Brief of respondent Marvel Enterprises, Inc. in opposition filed. |
May 12 2014 | Reply of petitioners Stephen Kimble, et al. filed. |
May 13 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 29, 2014. |
Jun 2 2014 | The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
Oct 30 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
Nov 18 2014 | Supplemental brief of petitioners Stephen Kimble, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
Nov 19 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 5, 2014. |
Dec 8 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 12, 2014. |
Dec 12 2014 | Petition GRANTED. |
Jan 20 2015 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including January 28, 2015. |
Jan 26 2015 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
Jan 28 2015 | Brief of petitioners Stephen Kimble, et al. filed. |
Feb 2 2015 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 31, 2015 |
Feb 3 2015 | Record requested from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
Feb 3 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of the Bar of the City of New York in support of neither party filed. |
Feb 3 2015 | Record from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. |
Feb 4 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed. |
Feb 4 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc. in support of neither party filed. |
Feb 4 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of University of Massachusetts Biologic Laboratories filed. |
Feb 4 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of BioTime, Inc. filed. |
Feb 4 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Professor Robin Feldman, et al. in support of neither party filed. |
Feb 4 2015 | Brief amici curiae of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago in support of neither party filed. |
Feb 4 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association filed. |
Feb 4 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association ("NYIPLA") filed. |
Feb 4 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Center for Intellectual Property Research of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, et al. filed. |
Feb 4 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, et al. filed. |
Feb 12 2015 | CIRCULATED |
Feb 27 2015 | Brief of respondent Marvel Enterprises, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
Mar 4 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Nautilus, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
Mar 4 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Knowledge filed. (Distributed) |
Mar 6 2015 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
Mar 6 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed) |
Mar 6 2015 | Proposal to lodge copies of two letters from counsel for petitioners. |
Mar 6 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of William Mitchell College of Law Intellectual Property Institute filed. (Distributed) |
Mar 6 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
Mar 9 2015 | Letter from counsel for respondent opposing petitioner's lodging proposal. |
Mar 20 2015 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
Mar 24 2015 | Reply of petitioners Stephen Kimble, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
Mar 31 2015 | Argued. For petitioners: Roman Melnik, Los Angeles, Cal. For respondent: Thomas G. Saunders, Washington, D. C.; and Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
Jun 22 2015 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, J., joined. |
Jul 24 2015 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |