Atlanta Gas Light Co. v. Bennett Regulator Guards Inc.
Petition for certiorari are granted, judgment vacated and case remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for further consideration in light of Thryv Inc. v. Click-to-Call Technologies, LP, on April 27, 2020
Issue: (1) Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit erred in concluding that it had jurisdiction to review the Patent Trial and Appeal Board"s decision to institute inter partes review of respondent"s patent over respondent"s objection that it was time-barred; and (2) whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit erred when it rejected the longstanding principle that a dismissal without prejudice leaves the parties as if a suit had never been brought, splitting the circuits.
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- Relist Watch (John Elwood, June 20, 2019)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 12/17/2018 | Application (18A637) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 27, 2018 to January 28, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| 12/18/2018 | Application (18A637) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 28, 2019. |
| 01/28/2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 4, 2019) |
| 02/06/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 4, 2019 to April 1, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 02/12/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 1, 2019. |
| 03/04/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Intel Corporation filed. |
| 03/26/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 1, 2019 to May 8, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 03/29/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 8, 2019. |
| 05/08/2019 | Brief of respondent Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. in opposition filed. |
| 05/28/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2019. |
| 05/28/2019 | Reply of petitioner Atlanta Gas Light Company filed. (Distributed) |
| 06/17/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019. |
| 04/20/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2020. |
| 04/27/2020 | Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Thryv, Inc. v. Click-to-Call Technologies, LP, 590 U. S. ___ (2020). |
| 05/29/2020 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |