| No. 13-896 | ||||
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| Docketed: | January 28, 2014 | |||
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
| Case Nos.: | (2012-1042) |
| Decision Date: | June 25, 2013 |
| Rehearing Denied: | October 25, 2013 |
| Questions Presented |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jan 23 2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 27, 2014) |
| Feb 3 2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 31, 2014. |
| Mar 31 2014 | Brief of respondent Cisco Systems, Inc. in opposition filed. |
| May 6 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 22, 2014. |
| May 27 2014 | The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. Justice Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
| Oct 16 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED. |
| Oct 31 2014 | Supplemental brief of respondent Cisco Systems, Inc. filed. VIDED. |
| Oct 31 2014 | Reply of petitioner Commil USA, LLC filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 3 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 25, 2014. |
| Dec 1 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 5, 2014. |
| Dec 5 2014 | Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. Justice Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
| Jan 20 2015 | Brief of petitioner Commil USA, LLC filed. |
| Jan 20 2015 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
| Jan 26 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Gilead Sciences, Inc. filed. |
| Jan 26 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association filed. |
| Jan 27 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Jan 27 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of AbbVie Inc. filed. |
| Jan 27 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed. |
| Jan 27 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America filed. |
| Jan 27 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of MUSC Foundation for Research Development filed. |
| Jan 27 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Biotechnology Industry Organization filed. |
| Feb 2 2015 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 31, 2015 |
| Feb 3 2015 | Record requested from U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit. |
| Feb 4 2015 | Record received from U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. |
| Feb 12 2015 | CIRCULATED |
| Feb 19 2015 | Brief of respondent Cisco Systems, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 20 2015 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Feb 24 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Public Knowledge, et al. filed. |
| Feb 25 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Sixteen Intellectual Property Law Professors filed. (Distributed). |
| Feb 26 2015 | Brief amici curiae of EMC Corporation, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 26 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Computer & Communications Industry Association filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 26 2015 | Brief amici curiae of DeLorme, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 26 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Generic Pharmaceutical Association filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 26 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 26 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Askeladden L.L.C. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 26 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Saurabh Vishnubhakat filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 20 2015 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Mar 20 2015 | Reply of petitioner Commil USA, LLC filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2015 | Argued. For petitioner: Mark S. Werbner, Dallas, Tex.; and Ginger D. Anders, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C. |
| May 26 2015 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined, and in which Thomas, J., joined as to Parts II-B and III. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., joined. Breyer, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
| Jun 29 2015 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | ||
| Mark S. Werbner | Sayles, Werbner | (214) 939-8700 |
| Counsel of Record | 1201 Elm Street, Suite 4400 | |
| Dallas, TX 75270 | ||
| mwerbner@swtriallaw.com | ||
| Party name: Commil USA, LLC | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent: | ||
| William F. Lee | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP | (617) 526-6000 |
| Counsel of Record | 60 State Street | |
| Boston, MA 02109 | ||
| william.lee@wilmerhale.com | ||
| Party name: Cisco Systems, Inc. | ||
| Seth P. Waxman | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP | (202) 663-6000 |
| 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| seth.waxman@wilmerhale.com | ||
| Party name: Cisco Systems, Inc. | ||
| Other: | ||
| Ginger D. Anders | Assistant to the Solicitor General | |
| Solicitor General's Office | ||
| Department of Justice | ||
| Washington,, DC 20530 | ||
| Party name: United States | ||
| Jonathan Band | Jonathan Band PLLC | (202) 296-5675 |
| 21 Dupont Circle NW, Suite 800 | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| jband@policybandwidth.com | ||
| Party name: Computer & Communications Industry Association | ||
| Paul H. Berghoff | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP | (312) 913-0001 |
| 300 South Wacker Drive | ||
| Chicago, IL 60606 | ||
| Berghoff@mbhb.com | ||
| Party name: Intellectual Property Owners Association | ||
| Peter J. Brann | Brann & Issacson | (207) 786-3566 |
| 184 Main Street, P.O. Box 3070 | ||
| Lewiston, ME 04243-3070 | ||
| pbrann@brannlaw.com | ||
| Party name: DeLorme, et al. | ||
| Peter Joseph Corcoran III. | Corcoran IP Law, PLLC | (903) 701-2481 |
| 2509 Richmond Road, Suite 380 | ||
| Texarkana, TX 75503 | ||
| peter@corcoranip.com | ||
| Party name: MUSC Foundation for Research Development | ||
| Kevin J. Culligan | Goodwin Procter LLP | (212) 556-2112 |
| The New York Times Bldg. | ||
| 620 Eighth Ave. | ||
| New York, NY 10036 | ||
| kculligan@goodwinprocter.com | ||
| Party name: Askeladden L.L.C. | ||
| Charles Duan | Public Knowledge | (202) 861-0020 |
| 1818 N St NW, Suite 410 | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| cduan@publicknowledge.org | ||
| Party name: Public Knowledge, et al. | ||
| Timothy R. Holbrook | Emory University, School of Law | (404) 712-0353 |
| 1301 Clifton Rd. | ||
| Atlanta, GA 30322 | ||
| tholbrook@emory.edu | ||
| Party name: Sixteen Intellectual Property Law Professors | ||
| Thomas G. Hungar | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | (202) 955-8500 |
| 1050 Connecticut Ave, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| thungar@gibsondunn.com | ||
| Party name: EMC Corporation, et al. | ||
| J. Michael Jakes | Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP | (202) 408-4000 |
| 901 New York Avenue, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20001-4413 | ||
| mike.jakes@finnegan.com | ||
| Party name: AbbVie Inc. | ||
| John T. Johnson | Fish & Richardson P.C. | (212)-765-5070 |
| 601 Lexington Ave., 52nd Fl. | ||
| New York, NY 10022 | ||
| jjohnson@fr.com | ||
| Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party | ||
| Carter G. Phillips | Sidley Austin LLP | (202) 736-8270 |
| 1501 K Street, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| cphillips@sidley.com | ||
| Party name: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America | ||
| William A. Rakoczy | Rakoczy, Molino, Mazzochi, Siwik, LLP | (312) 527-2157 |
| 6 West Hubbard Street, Suite 500 | ||
| Chicago, IL 60654 | ||
| wrakoczy@rmmslegal.com | ||
| Party name: Generic Pharmaceutical Association | ||
| Vera Ranieri | 815 Eddy Street | (415) 436-9333 |
| San Francisco, CA 94109 | ||
| vera@eff.org | ||
| Party name: Electronic Frontier Foundation | ||
| Jonathan E. Singer | Fish & Richardson PC | (612) 335-5070 |
| 3200 RBC Plaza | ||
| 60 South Sixth Street | ||
| Minneapolis, MN 55402 | ||
| singer@fr.com | ||
| Party name: Gilead Sciences, Inc. | ||
| Donald B. Verrilli Jr. | Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
| United States Department of Justice | ||
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | ||
| SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | ||
| Party name: United States | ||
| Saurabh Vishnubhakat | Duke University School of Law | (919) 613-7428 |
| 210 Science Drive, Box 90362 | ||
| Durham, NC 27708 | ||
| vishnubhakat@law.duke.edu | ||
| Party name: Professor Saurabh Vishnubhakat | ||
| Mark P. Walters | Lowe Graham Jones, LLP | (206) 381-3300 |
| 701 5th Ave., Suite 4800 | ||
| Seattle, WA 98104 | ||
| walters@lowegrahamjones.com | ||
| Party name: Biotechnology Industry Organization | ||