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International Securities Exchange, LLC v. Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.

Petition for certiorari denied on May 13, 2013

Docket No. Op. BelowArgument Opinion Vote Author Term
12-940 Ill. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2012

Issue: Whether the scope of preemption under the federal Copyright Act extends to state-law claims based on the misappropriation of the effort necessary to create widely-disseminated facts and ideas that have been reduced to tangible media and thus fall within the Act"s subject matter.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/29/2012Application (12A552) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 25, 2012 to January 25, 2013, submitted to Justice Kagan.
12/03/2012Application (12A552) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until January 25, 2013.
01/25/2013Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 28, 2013)
02/12/2013Waiver of right of respondent Options Clearing Corporation to respond filed.
02/20/2013DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 15, 2013.
02/20/2013Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 1, 2013.
02/26/2013Brief amicus curiae of Citadel Investment Group filed.
02/28/2013Brief amici curiae of Business Professors filed.
02/28/2013Brief amici curiae of Copyright Law Professors filed.
04/01/2013Brief of respondents Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. and S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC in opposition filed.
04/15/2013Reply of petitioner International Securities Exchange, L.L.C. filed.
04/16/2013DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 9, 2013.
05/13/2013Petition DENIED.