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Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. v. Covidien LP

Petition for certiorari denied on January 9, 0017

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
16-366	Fed. Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 16

Issue: Whether the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act permits the Patent Trial and Appeal Board instead of the Director to make inter partes review institution decisions.

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Petitions of the day (Kate Howard, October 25, 2016)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
09/20/2016	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 24, 2016)
10/19/2016	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 28, 2016, for all respondents.
10/24/2016	Brief amicus curiae of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), et al. filed.
10/24/2016	Brief amici curiae of 3M Company, et al. filed.
11/16/2016	Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including December 7, 2016, for all respondents.
12/07/2016	Brief of respondent Federal Respondent in opposition filed.
12/07/2016	Brief of respondent Covidien LP in opposition filed.
12/21/2016	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2017.
12/21/2016	Reply of petitioner Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
01/09/2017	Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.