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Chestek PLLC v. Vidal

Petition for certiorari denied on October 7, 2024

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-1217 Fed. Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2024

Issue: Whether the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office is exempt from notice-and-comment requirements when exercising its rulemaking power under 35 U.S.C. § 2(b)(2).

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
05/13/2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 14, 2024)
05/23/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 14, 2024 to July 15, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
05/28/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 15, 2024.
06/13/2024Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed.
06/13/2024Brief amici curiae of International Game Developers Association and CodeMiko Project, LLC filed.
06/14/2024Brief amicus curiae of The Bar of Association for the District of Columbia filed.
06/14/2024Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute and Ethics and Public Policy Center filed.
06/14/2024Brief amicus curiae of IEEE-USA filed.
06/17/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 15, 2024 to August 14, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
06/18/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 14, 2024.
08/14/2024Brief of respondent Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office in opposition filed.
08/28/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
08/29/2024Reply of petitioner Chestek PLLC filed. (Distributed)
10/07/2024Petition DENIED.