Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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16-969 | Fed. Cir. | Nov 27, 2017 | Apr 24, 2018 | 5-4 | Gorsuch | OT 2017 |
Holding: When the United States Patent and Trademark Office institutes an inter partes review to reconsider an already-issued patent claim, under 35 U. S. C. §§311–319, it must decide the patentability of all of the claims the petitioner has challenged.
Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 5-4, in an opinion by Justice Gorsuch on April 24, 2018. Justice Ginsburg filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan joined. Justice Breyer filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Ginsburg and Sotomayor joined, and in which Justice Kagan joined except as to Part III-A.
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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Jan 31 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 6, 2017) |
Feb 28 2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 5, 2017. |
Apr 05 2017 | Brief of Federal Respondents in opposition filed. |
Apr 17 2017 | Reply of petitioner SAS Institute Inc. filed. |
Apr 19 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 11, 2017. |
May 15 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 18, 2017. |
May 22 2017 | Petition GRANTED. |
Jun 22 2017 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 20, 2017. |
Jun 22 2017 | The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 5, 2017. |
Jul 20 2017 | Joint appendix filed. (2 Volumes) (Statement of costs filed) |
Jul 20 2017 | Brief of petitioner SAS Institute Inc. filed. |
Jul 20 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association filed. |
Sep 05 2017 | Brief of Federal Respondent filed. |
Sep 05 2017 | Brief of respondent ComplementSoft, LLC filed. |
Sep 12 2017 | Motion for divided argument filed by respondent ComplementSoft, LLC. |
Sep 12 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Houston Intellectual Property Law Association filed. |
Oct 05 2017 | Reply of petitioner SAS Institute Inc. filed. |
Oct 06 2017 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, November 27, 2017 |
Oct 10 2017 | Motion for divided argument filed by respondent DENIED. |
Oct 12 2017 | CIRCULATED |
Oct 18 2017 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit. |
Oct 18 2017 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. |
Nov 27 2017 | Argued. For petitioner: Gregory A. Castanias, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Jonathan C. Bond, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
Apr 24 2018 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg and Sotomayor, JJ., joined, and in which Kagan, J., joined except as to Part III-A. |
May 29 2018 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
In yet another Friday night shadow docket order, a divided Supreme Court sides with challengers to California’s COVID-related restrictions. Brief per curiam opinion and dissent from Justice Kagan: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/20a151_4g15.pdf
By vote of 5-4, #SCOTUS blocks California's COVID-related restrictions on in-home prayer meetings and worship. Opinion & Kagan's dissent are here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/20a151_4g15.pdf
President Biden will sign an executive order authorizing a commission to study Supreme Court reform. The commission will review “the length of service and turnover of justices on the court; the membership and size of the court” among other topics.
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In a Monday evening shadow-docket filing, Tennessee asks the Supreme Court to reinstate a state law that imposes a 48-hour waiting period for patients to abortions. A federal judge struck down the waiting period as unconstitutional. @AHoweBlogger explains:
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Tennessee filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court on Monday, asking the justices for permission to enforce...
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NEW: The Supreme Court agrees to take up one new case, Brown v. Davenport. It's a technical but important question about the standard for federal courts reviewing habeas claims to assess whether constitutional violations were "harmless error." https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/040521zor_3204.pdf
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