| No. 16-969 | |
| Title: | SAS Institute Inc., Petitioner v. Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, et al. |
| Docketed: | February 3, 2017 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (2015-1346, 2015-1347) |
| Decision Date: | June 10, 2016 |
| Rehearing Denied: | November 7, 2016 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jan 31 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 6, 2017) |
| Feb 28 2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 5, 2017. |
| Apr 05 2017 | Brief of Federal Respondents in opposition filed. |
| Apr 17 2017 | Reply of petitioner SAS Institute Inc. filed. |
| Apr 19 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 11, 2017. |
| May 15 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 18, 2017. |
| May 22 2017 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jun 22 2017 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 20, 2017. |
| Jun 22 2017 | The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 5, 2017. |
| Jul 20 2017 | Joint appendix filed. (2 Volumes) (Statement of costs filed) |
| Jul 20 2017 | Brief of petitioner SAS Institute Inc. filed. |
| Jul 20 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association filed. |
| Sep 05 2017 | Brief of Federal Respondent filed. |
| Sep 05 2017 | Brief of respondent ComplementSoft, LLC filed. |
| Sep 12 2017 | Motion for divided argument filed by respondent ComplementSoft, LLC. |
| Sep 12 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Houston Intellectual Property Law Association filed. |
| Oct 05 2017 | Reply of petitioner SAS Institute Inc. filed. |
| Oct 06 2017 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, November 27, 2017 |
| Oct 10 2017 | Motion for divided argument filed by respondent DENIED. |
| Oct 12 2017 | CIRCULATED |
| Oct 18 2017 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit. |
| Oct 18 2017 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. |
| Nov 27 2017 | Argued. For petitioner: Gregory A. Castanias, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Jonathan C. Bond, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Apr 24 2018 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg and Sotomayor, JJ., joined, and in which Kagan, J., joined except as to Part III-A. |
| May 29 2018 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Gregory Andrew Castanias Counsel of Record | Jones Day 51 Louisiana Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 gcastanias@jonesday.com | 202-879-3939 |
| Party name: SAS Institute Inc. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| 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: Federal Respondent | ||
| Michael Kanovitz Counsel of Record | Loevy & Loevy 311 N. Aberdeen Chicago, IL 60607 mike@loevy.com | 312-243-5900 |
| Party name: ComplementSoft, LLC | ||
| Edwin S. Kneedler | Deputy Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@usdoj.gov | (202) 514-2217 |
| Party name: Joseph Matal, Interim Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Iftikhar Ahmed Counsel of Record | 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 | ||
| Lauren A. Degnan | Fish & Richardson, P.C. 901 15th Street, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005 degnan@fr.com | (202) 783-5070 |
| Party name: Intellectual Property Owners Association | ||