Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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17-1594 | Fed. Cir. | Feb 19, 2019 | Jun 10, 2019 | 6-3 | Sotomayor | OT 2018 |
Holding: The federal government is not a “person” capable of petitioning the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to institute patent review proceedings under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act.
Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by Justice Sotomayor on June 10, 2019. Justice Breyer filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Ginsburg and Kagan joined.
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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Feb 16 2018 | Application (17A879) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 15, 2018 to May 14, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
Feb 28 2018 | Application (17A879) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until May 14, 2018. |
May 14 2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 25, 2018) |
Jun 12 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Return Mail, Inc.. |
Jun 22 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 25, 2018 to July 25, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
Jun 22 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 25, 2018. |
Jun 25 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Kenneth O. Simon filed. |
Jun 25 2018 | Brief amici curiae of 15 Law Professors filed. |
Jul 17 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 25, 2018 to August 24, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
Jul 18 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 24, 2018. |
Aug 13 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 24, 2018 to September 7, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
Aug 13 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 7, 2018. |
Sep 07 2018 | Brief of respondents United States Postal Service, et al. in opposition filed. |
Sep 21 2018 | Reply of petitioner Return Mail, Inc. filed. |
Sep 26 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018. |
Oct 22 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018. |
Oct 26 2018 | Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. |
Nov 26 2018 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Return Mail, Inc. |
Dec 10 2018 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
Dec 10 2018 | Brief of petitioner Return Mail, Inc. filed. |
Dec 17 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America filed. |
Dec 17 2018 | Brief amici curiae of The Cato Institute and Professor Gregory Dolin filed. |
Dec 17 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association in support of neither party filed. |
Dec 17 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed. |
Dec 17 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed. |
Dec 17 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Seven Law Professors filed. |
Dec 17 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. |
Dec 21 2018 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, February 20, 2019. |
Jan 09 2019 | Brief of respondents United States Postal Service, et al. filed. |
Jan 11 2019 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit. |
Jan 15 2019 | CIRCULATED |
Jan 15 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of R Street Institute filed. (Distributed) |
Jan 15 2019 | Record from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is located on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office web site. Instructions to access the record is electronic. The record is complete. |
Jan 16 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Tejas N. Narechania filed. (Distributed) |
Jan 16 2019 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Electronic Frontier Foundation. |
Jan 23 2019 | RESCHEDULED FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, February 19, 2019. |
Jan 23 2019 | Record from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. The record is complete. |
Feb 08 2019 | Reply of petitioner Return Mail, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
Feb 19 2019 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Electronic Frontier Foundation GRANTED. |
Feb 19 2019 | Argued. For petitioner: Beth S. Brinkmann, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
Jun 10 2019 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg and Kagan, JJ., joined. |
Jul 12 2019 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
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