| No. 17-1229 | |
| Title: | Helsinn Healthcare S.A., Petitioner v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., et al. |
| Docketed: | March 2, 2018 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (2016-1284, 2016-1787) |
| Decision Date: | May 1, 2017 |
| Rehearing Denied: | January 16, 2018 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Feb 28 2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 2, 2018) |
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| Mar 12 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 2, 2018 to May 17, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Mar 13 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is extended to and including May 11, 2018. |
| Mar 13 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Helsinn Healthcare S.A.. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Mar 19 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., et al.. |
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| Mar 27 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Congressman Lamar Smith filed. |
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| Mar 30 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association filed. |
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| Mar 30 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association filed. |
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| Apr 02 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America filed. |
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| Apr 02 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Boston Patent Law Association in support of neither party filed. |
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| Apr 02 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of The Naples Roundtable filed. |
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| Apr 02 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) filed. |
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| Apr 02 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of US Inventor, Inc. filed. |
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| Apr 02 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Bar Association of the District of Columbia filed. |
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| Apr 02 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council filed. |
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| May 11 2018 | Brief of respondents Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., et al. in opposition filed. |
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| May 29 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/14/2018. |
| May 29 2018 | Reply of petitioner Helsinn Healthcare S.A. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jun 18 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/21/2018. |
| Jun 25 2018 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jul 02 2018 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Jul 03 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 23, 2018. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 9, 2018. |
| Aug 01 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Helsinn Healthcare S.A.. |
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| Aug 23 2018 | Brief of petitioner Helsinn Healthcare S.A. filed. |
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| Aug 23 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Congressman Lamar Smith filed. |
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| Aug 23 2018 | Joint appendix filed. |
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| Aug 23 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association in support of neither party filed. |
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| Aug 30 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of United States of America filed. |
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| Aug 30 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America filed. |
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| Aug 30 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed. |
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| Aug 30 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council filed. |
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| Aug 30 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Bar Association of the District of Columbia filed. |
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| Aug 30 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Austin Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed. |
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| Aug 30 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of The Naples Roundtable in support of neither party filed. |
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| Aug 30 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago in support of neither party filed. |
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| Aug 30 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Houston Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed. |
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| Aug 30 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of US Inventor, Inc. filed. |
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| Aug 30 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) filed. |
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| Sep 24 2018 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Oct 09 2018 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 |
| Oct 09 2018 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Oct 09 2018 | Brief of respondents Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., et al. filed. |
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| Oct 09 2018 | Brief amici curiae of 45 Intellectual Property Professors filed. |
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| Oct 15 2018 | Brief amici curiae of R Street Institute and Engine Advocacy filed. |
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| Oct 15 2018 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit. |
| Oct 16 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Association for Accessible Medicines filed. |
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| Oct 16 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Intel Corporation filed. |
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| Oct 16 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of IEEE-USA filed. |
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| Oct 16 2018 | Brief amici curiae of SPCM S.A. and High Tech Inventors Alliance filed. |
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| Oct 16 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren filed. |
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| Oct 19 2018 | CIRCULATED |
| Oct 24 2018 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit is electronic and located on PACER, with the exception of some confidential documents (1 Envelope). |
| Nov 08 2018 | Reply of petitioner Helsinn Healthcare S.A. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 04 2018 | Argued. For petitioner: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D. C.; and Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: William M. Jay, Washington, D. C. |
| Jan 22 2019 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| Feb 26 2019 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Kannon K. Shanmugam Counsel of Record | Williams & Connolly LLP 725 Twelfth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 kshanmugam@wc.com | (202) 434-5000 |
| Party name: Helsinn Healthcare S.A. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| William McGinley Jay Counsel of Record | Goodwin Procter, LLP 901 New York Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 WJay@goodwinlaw.com | 2023464190 |
| Party name: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., et al. | ||
| Steffen Nathanael Johnson | Winston & Strawn LLP 1700 K St NW Washington, DC 20006 sjohnson@winston.com | (202) 282-5879 |
| Party name: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Robert A. Armitage Counsel of Record | Attorney at Law 320 Seaview Court Marco Island, FL 34145 raarmitage@aol.com | (703) 801-6334 |
| Party name: Congressman Lamar Smith | ||
| Ronald Edmund Cahill Counsel of Record | Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP 155 Seaport Blvd Boston, MA 02210 rcahill@nutter.com | 617-439-2782 |
| Party name: Boston Patent Law Association | ||
| Kathleen B. Carr Counsel of Record | Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 kbcarr@mintz.com | 617-542-6000 |
| Party name: US Inventor, Inc. | ||
| Matthew James Dowd Counsel of Record | Dowd PLLC 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 1025 Washington, DC 20006 mjdowd@dowdpllc.com | 202-573-3853 |
| Party name: The Naples Roundtable | ||
| Robert M. Isackson Counsel of Record | Leason Ellis LLP One Barker Avenue Fifth Floor White Plains, NY 10601 isackson@leasonellis.com | 914-821-1618 |
| Party name: Intellectual Property Owners Association | ||
| Scott Ethan Kamholz Counsel of Record | Covington & Burling LLP One CityCenter 850 Tenth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 skamholz@cov.com | 202-662-5339 |
| Party name: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America | ||
| William F. Lawrence Counsel of Record | Haug Partners LLP 745 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10151 wlawrence@haugpartners.com | 212-588-0800 |
| Party name: Bar Association of the District of Columbia | ||
| Mark A. Lemley Counsel of Record | 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, CA 94305 mlemley@law.stanford.edu | 650-723-4605 |
| Party name: 45 Intellectual Property Professors | ||
| Alice O. Martin Counsel of Record | Barnes & Thornburg LLP One North Wacker Drive, Suite 4400 Chicago, IL 60606 alice.martin@btlaw.com | 312-357-1313 |
| Party name: The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) | ||
| Lynn Campbell Tyler Counsel of Record | Barnes & Thornburg 11 S. Meridian St. Indianapolis, IN 46204 lynn.tyler@btlaw.com | 317-231-7392 |
| Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association | ||
| Sophie Feifei Wang Counsel of Record | Choate Hall & Stewart LLP Two International Place Boston, MA 02110 swang@choate.com | 617-248-4052 |
| Party name: The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council | ||
| Iftikhar Ahmed Counsel of Record | Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing, P.C. 1221 McKinney Street, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77010 iftiahmed@azalaw.com | 713-655-1101 |
| Party name: Houston Intellectual Property Law Association | ||
| Boris Bershteyn Counsel of Record | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 4 Times Square New York, NY 10036 boris.bershteyn@skadden.com | 212-735-3000 |
| Party name: Intel Corporation | ||
| James Wilson Dabney Counsel of Record | Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP One New York Plaza New York, NY 10004 james.dabney@hugheshubbard.com | 2128376800 |
| Party name: SPCM S.A. AND HIGH TECH INVENTORS ALLIANCE | ||
| Stephen Roger Dartt Counsel of Record | Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C. 1120 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Building 2, Suite 300 West Lake Hills, TX 78746-6419 sdartt@intprop.com | 5128538800 |
| Party name: Austin Intellectual Property Law Association | ||
| Charles Duan Counsel of Record | R Street Institute 1212 New York Ave NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 supremecourt.gov@cduan.com | 2028610020 |
| Party name: R Street Institute and Engine Advocacy | ||
| Noel J. Francisco Counsel of Record | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States of America | ||
| Matthew S. Hellman Counsel of Record | Jenner & Block LLP 1099 New York Ave., NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 mhellman@jenner.com | 202-639-6000 |
| Party name: Association for Accessible Medicines | ||
| Jonathan Alan Herstoff | Haug Partners LLP 745 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10151 jherstoff@haugpartners.com | 212-588-0800 |
| Party name: Bar Association of the District of Columbia | ||
| Maura Kathleen Moran Counsel of Record | Cambridge Technology Law, LLC 686 Massachusetts Avenue Suite 201 Cambridge, MA 02139 mmoran@cambridgetechlaw.com | 9784434558 |
| Party name: IEEE-USA | ||
| John Caviness O'Quinn Counsel of Record | Kirkland & Ellis LLP 655 15th St. NW Washington, DC 20005 john.oquinn@kirkland.com | 202-879-5191 |
| Party name: Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren | ||
| Charles W. Shifley Counsel of Record | BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. 10 South Wacker Drive Suite 3000 Chicago, IL 60606 cshifley@bannerwitcoff.com | 312-463-5000 |
| Party name: THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO | ||