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Picture Patents LLC v. Aeropostale, Inc.

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on November 26, 2012.

Docket No.12-339
Op. BelowFed. Cir.
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Issue

Whether FilmTec Corp. v. Allied-Signal, Inc.'s "automatic assignment" rule should be overruled given the doubts about its validity expressed by three Justices of the United States Supreme Court in Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Jr. University v. Roche Molecular Sys., Inc., and in light of the reservation of that issue by the Court"s opinion therein.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Sep 17, 2012
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 19, 2012)
Oct 18, 2012
Brief of respondents Aeropostale, Inc., et al. in opposition filed.
Oct 24, 2012
Reply of petitioners Picture Patents LLC, et al. filed.
Oct 29, 2012
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 20, 2012.
Nov 26, 2012
Petition DENIED. Justice Breyer and Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.

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