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Apple Inc. v. Optis Cellular Technology, LLC

Petition for certiorari denied on January 18, 2022

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
21-118 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit may review, by appeal or mandamus, a decision of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office denying a petition for inter partes review of a patent, where review is sought on the grounds that the denial rested on an agency rule that exceeds the PTO"s authority under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, is arbitrary or capricious, or was adopted without required notice-and-comment rulemaking.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
07/26/2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 27, 2021)
08/04/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 27, 2021 to September 27, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
08/05/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 27, 2021, for all respondents.
08/25/2021Waiver of right of respondent Optis Cellular Technology, LLC, et al. to respond filed.
08/25/2021Brief amicus curiae of Jeremy C. Doerre in support of neither party filed.
08/27/2021Brief amicus curiae of Computer and Communications Industry Association filed.
08/27/2021Brief amici curiae of Leading Innovators filed.
08/27/2021Brief amicus curiae of ACT | The App Association filed.
08/27/2021Brief amicus curiae of Roku, Inc. filed.
09/20/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 27, 2021 to October 27, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
09/21/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 27, 2021, for all respondents.
10/27/2021Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
11/15/2021Reply of petitioner Apple Inc. filed. (Distributed)
11/16/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
11/23/2021Response Requested. (Due December 23, 2021)
12/15/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 23, 2021 to January 24, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
12/16/2021Response to motion to extend the time to file a response from petitioner Apple Inc. filed.
12/16/2021Reply of Optis Cellular Technology, LLC, et al. in support of request for an extension of time filed.
12/17/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response DENIED.
12/23/2021Brief of respondents Private Respondents in opposition filed.
12/24/2021Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition under Rule 15.5 filed.
12/28/2021Reply of petitioner Apple Inc. filed. (Distributed)
12/29/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.
01/18/2022Petition DENIED.