Docket for 16-341
| No. 16-341 | |
| Title: |
| TC Heartland LLC, Petitioner |
| v. |
| Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC |
|
| Docketed: | September 15, 2016 |
| Linked with 16A45 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jul 8 2016 |
Application (16A45) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 28, 2016 to September 12, 2016, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Jul 13 2016 |
Application (16A45) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until September 12, 2016. |
| Sep 12 2016 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 17, 2016) |
| Sep 27 2016 |
Brief amici curiae of 32 Internet Companies, Retailers and Associations filed. |
| Sep 28 2016 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 16, 2016. |
| Oct 3 2016 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioner. |
| Oct 5 2016 |
Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. |
| Oct 12 2016 |
Brief amici curiae of The Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. filed. |
| Oct 14 2016 |
Brief amici curiae of American Bankers Association, et al. filed. |
| Oct 17 2016 |
Brief amicus curiae of Paul R, Michel filed. |
| Oct 17 2016 |
Brief amici curiae of Dell Inc., and The Software & Information Industry Association filed. |
| Oct 17 2016 |
Brief amici curiae of 56 Professors of Law and Economics filed. |
| Nov 16 2016 |
Brief of respondent Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC in opposition filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 21 2016 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 9, 2016. |
| Nov 21 2016 |
Reply of petitioner TC Heartland LLC filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 2 2016 |
Letter of December 2, 2016, received from counsel for the petitioner. (Distributed) |
| Dec 14 2016 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Jan 30 2017 |
Joint appendix filed. (Public Record) |
| Jan 30 2017 |
Brief of petitioner TC Heartland LLC filed. |
| Jan 31 2017 |
Motion to file the joint appendix under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed by petitioner TC Heartland LLC. |
| Feb 3 2017 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, March 27, 2017 |
| Feb 6 2017 |
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. for the Federal Circuit. |
| Feb 6 2017 |
Brief amicus curiae of General Electric Company in support of neither party filed. |
| Feb 6 2017 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Realtors filed. |
| Feb 6 2017 |
Brief amici curiae of The Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Public Knowledge filed. |
| Feb 6 2017 |
Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. |
| Feb 6 2017 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. |
| Feb 6 2017 |
Brief amicus curiae of Engine Advocacy filed. |
| Feb 6 2017 |
Brief amicus curiae of Software & Information Industry Association filed. |
| Feb 6 2017 |
Brief amicus curiae of BSA l The Software Alliance filed. |
| Feb 6 2017 |
Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. |
| Feb 6 2017 |
Brief amici curiae of American Bankers Association, et al. filed. |
| Feb 6 2017 |
Brief amici curiae of Intel Corporation, and Dell Inc. filed. |
| Feb 6 2017 |
Brief amicus curiae of ACT l The App Association filed. |
| Feb 6 2017 |
Brief amici curiae of 61 Professors of Law and Economics filed. |
| Feb 6 2017 |
Brief amicus curiae of Unified Patents Inc. filed. |
| Feb 6 2017 |
Brief amicus curiae of The Generic Pharmaceutical Association filed. |
| Feb 6 2017 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed. |
| Feb 6 2017 |
Brief amici curiae of 48 Internet Companies, Retailers and Associations filed. |
| Feb 6 2017 |
Brief amicus curiae of Orange County Intellectual Property Law Association filed. |
| Feb 6 2017 |
Brief amicus curiae of The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago in support of neither party filed. |
| Feb 6 2017 |
Appendix of amicus curiae The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago in support of neither party filed. |
| Feb 8 2017 |
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 24, 2017. |
| Feb 14 2017 |
Record received from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit. The record is electronic and available on PACER. |
| Feb 14 2017 |
Record received from the U.S.D.C. Delaware. The record is electronic and partially SEALED. |
| Feb 22 2017 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Feb 27 2017 |
Motion to file the joint appendix under seal with redacted copies for the public record GRANTED. |
| Mar 1 2017 |
Brief of respondent Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 8 2017 |
Brief amicus curiae of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 8 2017 |
Brief amici curiae of Ericsson Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 8 2017 |
Brief amici curiae of 22 Law, Economics and Business Professors filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 8 2017 |
Brief amicus curiae of Papool S. Chaudhari filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 8 2017 |
Brief amicus curiae of Genentech, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 8 2017 |
Brief amici curiae of Biotechnology Innovation Organization, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 8 2017 |
Brief amicus curiae of Whirlpool Corp. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 8 2017 |
Brief amicus curiae of TDE Petroleum Data Solutions, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 8 2017 |
Brief amici curiae of Professors of Patent Law and Civil Procedure filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 8 2017 |
Brief amici curiae of 33 Practicing-Entity Patent Owners filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 8 2017 |
Brief amici curiae of Eighteen Individuals and Organizations Representing Inventors and Patent Owners filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 20 2017 |
Reply of petitioner TC Heartland LLC filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 27 2017 |
Argued. For petitioner: James W. Dabney, New York, N. Y. For respondent: William M. Jay, Washington, D. C. |
| May 22 2017 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except Gorsuch, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of this case. |
| Jun 26 2017 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| James W. Dabney |
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP | (212) 837-6803 |
| Counsel of Record | One Battery Park Plaza | |
| New York, NY 10004-1482 | |
| James.Dabney@hugheshubbard.com |
| Party name: TC Heartland LLC |
| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| William M. Jay |
Goodwin Procter LLP | (202) 346-4000 |
| Counsel of Record | 901 New York Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | |
| wjay@goodwinlaw.com |
| Party name: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC |
| | | |
| John D. Luken |
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP | (513) 977-8564 |
| 255 E. Fifth Street, Suite 1900 | |
| Cincinnati, OH 45202 | |
| john.luken@dinsmore.com |
| Party name: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC |
| Other: | | |
| Meredith Martin Addy |
Tabet DiVito & Rothstein LLC | (312) 762-9468 |
| 205 South LaSalle St. | |
| Suite 700 | |
| Chicago, IL 60604 | |
| maddy@tdrlawfirm.com |
| Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party |
| | | |
| Joel Bernard Ard |
Foster Pepper PLLC | (206) 701-9243 |
| 1111 Third Avenue | |
| Seattle, WA 98101-3299 | |
| joel.ard@foster.com |
| Party name: National Association of Realtors |
| | | |
| Peter J. Brann |
Brann & Issacson | (207) 786-3566 |
| 184 Main Street, P.O. Box 3070 | |
| Lewiston, ME 04243-3070 | |
| pbrann@brannlaw.com |
| Party name: 48 Internet Companies, Retailers and Associations |
| | | |
| William J. Brown Jr. |
Brown Wegner McNamara LLP | (949) 705-0080 |
| 2603 Main Street, suite1050 | |
| Irvine, CA 92614 | |
| bill@bwmllp.com |
| Party name: Orange County Intellectual Property Law Association |
| | | |
| Papool Subhash Chaudhari |
Chaudhari Law, PLLC | (214) 702-1150 |
| P.O. Box 1863 | |
| Wylie, TX 75098 | |
| Papool@ChaudhariLaw.com |
| Party name: Papool S. Chaudhari |
| | | |
| Charles Duan |
Public Knowledge | (202) 861-0020 |
| 1818 N Street, NW, Suite 410 | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| cduan@publicknowledge.org |
| Party name: The Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Knowledge |
| | | |
| Thomas Mansfield Dunlap |
Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, PLLC | (703) 442-3890 |
| 8300 Boone Boulevard, Suite 550 | |
| Vienna, VA 22182 | |
| tdunlap@dbllawyers.com |
| Party name: 33 Practicing-Entity Patent Owners |
| | | |
| Thomas C. Goldstein |
Goldstein & Russell, P.C. | (202) 362-0636 |
| 7475 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 850 | |
| Bethesda, MD 20814 | |
| tg@goldsteinrussell.com |
| Party name: Ericsson Inc., et al. |
| | | |
| Kirk Wilson Goodwin |
Whirlpool Corp. | 269 923 3379 |
| 2000 N M-63, MD 3601 | |
| Benton Harbor, MI 49022 | |
| kirk_goodwin@whirlpool.com |
| Party name: Whirlpool Corp. |
| | | |
| Nicholas Groombridge |
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP | (212) 373-3000 |
| 1285 Avenue of the Americas | |
| New York, NY 10019-6064 | |
| ngroombridge@paulweiss.com |
| Party name: Genentech, Inc. |
| | | |
| Charles Hieken |
Fish & Richardson PC | (617) 542-5070 |
| One Marina Park Drive | |
| Boston, MA 02210 | |
| hieken@fr.com |
| Party name: Paul R, Michel |
| | | |
| Rachel C. Hughey |
Merchant & Gould PC | (612) 336-4688 |
| 3200 IDS Center | |
| 80 South Eighth Street | |
| Minneapolis, MN 55402 | |
| rhughey@merchantgould.com |
| Party name: Professors of Patent Law and Civil Procedure |
| | | |
| Scott A. Keller |
Solicitor General | (512) 936-1700 |
|
Office of the Attorney General | |
| P.O. Box 12548 Capitol Station (MC 059) | |
| Austin, TX 78711-2548 | |
| scott.keller@oag.texas.gov |
| Party name: Texas, et al. |
| | | |
| Linda A. Klein |
President | (312) 988-5000 |
|
American Bar Association | |
| 321 North Clark Street | |
| Chicago, IL 60654 | |
| abapresident@americanbar.org |
| Party name: American Bar Association |
| | | |
| Brian David Ledahl |
Russ, August & Kabat | 310-826-7474 |
| 12424 Wilshire Boulevard, 12th Floor | |
| Los Angeles, CA 90025 | |
| bledahl@raklaw.com |
| Party name: Eighteen Individuals and Organizations Representing Inventors and Patent Owners |
| | | |
| Mark A. Lemley |
William H. Neuman Professor | (650) 723-4605 |
|
Stanford Law School | |
| 559 Nathan Abbott Way | |
| Stanford, CA 94305- | |
| mlemley@law.stanford.edu |
| Party name: 61 Professors of Law and Economics |
| | | |
| Robert A. Long Jr. |
Covington & Burling LLP | (202) 662-6000 |
| One City Center | |
| 850 Tenth Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20004-2401 | |
| rlong@cov.com |
| Party name: General Electric Company in support of neither party |
| | | |
| Phillip Robert Malone |
Stanford Law School | (650) 725-6369 |
| Juelsgaard Intellectual Property and Innovation Clinic | |
| 559 Nathan Abbott Way | |
| Stanford, CA 94305 | |
| pmalone@law.stanford.edu |
| Party name: Engine Advocacy |
| | | |
| Jonathan S. Massey |
Massey & Gail, LLP | (202) 652-4511 |
| 1325 G Street, NW, Suite 500 | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| jmassey@masseygail.com |
| Party name: The Biotechnology Innovation Organization, et al. |
| | | |
| Matthew D. McGill |
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | (202) 955-8500 |
| 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| mmcgill@gibsondunn.com |
| Party name: Software & Information Industry Association |
| | | |
| Scott A. McKeown |
Oblon McClelland Maier & Neustadt LLP | (703) 412-6297 |
| 1940 Duke Street | |
| Alexandria, VA 22314 | |
| smckeown@oblon.com |
| Party name: Unified Patents Inc. |
| | | |
| Carter G. Phillips |
Sidley Austin LLP | (202) 736-8000 |
| 1501 K Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| cphillips@sidley.com |
| Party name: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) |
| | | |
| Andrew J. Pincus |
Mayer Brown LLP | (202) 263-3000 |
| 1999 K Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| apincus@mayerbrown.com |
| Party name: BSA l The Software Alliance |
| | | |
| Vera Ranieri |
Electronic Frontier Foundation | (415) 436-9333 |
|
815 Eddy Street | |
| San Francisco, CA 94109 | |
| vera@eff.org |
| Party name: The Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. |
| | | |
| Bert W. Rein |
Wiley Rein LLP | (202) 719-7080 |
| 1776 K Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| brein@wileyrein.com |
| Party name: The Generic Pharmaceutical Association |
| | | |
| Robert H. Resis |
10 South Wacker Drive | (312) 463-5000 |
| Suite 3000 | |
| Chicago, IL 60606 | |
| rresis@bannerwitcoff.com |
| Party name: The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago in support of neither party |
| | | |
| Richard A. Samp |
Washington Legal Foundation | (202) 588-0302 |
| 2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| rsamp@wlf.org |
| Party name: Washington Legal Foundation |
| | | |
| Brian Eugene Scarpelli |
ACT | The App Association | (202) 420-7487 |
| 1401 K Street NW, Suite 501 | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| bscarpelli@actonline.org |
| Party name: ACT l The App Association |
| | | |
| Ted M. Sichelman |
University of San Diego School of Law | (619) 260-7512 |
| 5998 Alcala Park | |
| Guadalupe Hall | |
| San Diego, CA 92110 | |
| tsichelman@sandiego.edu |
| Party name: 22 Law, Economics and Business Professors |
| | | |
| John D. Vandenberg |
Klarquist Sparkman LLP | (503)-595-5300 |
| 121 S.W.Salmon Street | |
| Suite 1600 | |
| Portland, OR 97204 | |
| john.vandenberg@klarquist.com |
| Party name: American Bankers Association, et al. |
| | | |
| Donald B. Verrilli Jr. |
Munger Tolles & Olson LLP | (202) 220-1100 |
| 1155 F. Street NW, 7th Floor | |
| Washington, DC 20004 | |
| donald.verrilli@mto.com |
| Party name: Intel Corporation, and Dell Inc. |
| | | |
| Malcolm E. Whittaker |
Whittaker Law Firm | 832-434-7157 |
| 2341 Glen Haven Boulevard | |
| Houston, TX 77030 | |
| IPLitigate@aol.com |
| Party name: TDE Petroleum Data Solutions, Inc. |