| No. 17-1657 | |
| Title: | Mission Product Holdings, Inc., Petitioner v. Tempnology, LLC, nka Old Cold LLC |
| Docketed: | June 12, 2018 |
| Linked with 17A1060 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (16-9016) |
| Decision Date: | January 12, 2018 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Mar 27 2018 | Application (17A1060) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 12, 2018 to June 11, 2018, submitted to Justice Breyer. |
| Main DocumentLower Court Orders/OpinionsProof of Service | |
| Apr 02 2018 | Application (17A1060) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until June 11, 2018. |
| Jun 11 2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 12, 2018) |
| PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jun 28 2018 | Waiver of right of respondent Tempnology, LLC, n/k/a Old Cold LLC to respond filed. |
| Jul 03 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018. |
| Jul 09 2018 | Response Requested. (Due August 8, 2018) |
| Jul 11 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of The International Trademark Association filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jul 20 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 8, 2018 to September 7, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Jul 24 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 7, 2018. |
| Aug 08 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. |
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| Sep 07 2018 | Brief of respondent Tempnology, LLC, n/k/a Old Cold LLC in opposition filed. |
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| Sep 25 2018 | Reply of petitioner Mission Product Holdings, Inc. filed. |
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| Sep 26 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018. |
| Oct 22 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018. |
| Oct 25 2018 | Letter of October 23, 2018 from counsel for respondent received. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 26 2018 | Letter of October 25, 2018 from counsel for petitioner received. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 26 2018 | Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. |
| Dec 10 2018 | Brief of petitioner Mission Product Holdings, Inc. filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 10 2018 | Joint appendix (2 volumes) filed. |
| Main DocumentMain Document | |
| Dec 12 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association in support of neither party filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 17 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Dec 17 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 17 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 17 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 17 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of The International Trademark Association filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 21 2018 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, February 20, 2019. |
| Dec 21 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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| Jan 09 2019 | Brief of respondent Tempnology, LLC, n/k/a Old Cold LLC filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jan 11 2019 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit. |
| Jan 15 2019 | CIRCULATED |
| Jan 18 2019 | Record from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit is electronic and located on PACER, with the exception of one envelop containing the Joint Appendix. |
| Jan 22 2019 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Feb 08 2019 | Reply of petitioner Mission Product Holdings, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 20 2019 | Argued. For petitioner: Danielle Spinelli, Washington, D. C.; and Zachary D. Tripp, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, Washington, D. C. |
| May 20 2019 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a concurring opinion. Gorsuch, J., filed a dissenting opinion. |
| Jun 21 2019 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Danielle Mary Spinelli Counsel of Record | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006 danielle.spinelli@wilmerhale.com | (202) 663-6000 |
| Party name: Mission Product Holdings, Inc. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Douglas Harry Hallward-Driemeier Counsel of Record | Ropes & Gray, LLP 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006-6807 Douglas.Hallward-Driemeier@ropesgray.com | 202-508-4776 |
| Party name: Tempnology, LLC, n/k/a Old Cold LLC | ||
| Lee Harrington | Nixon Peabody LLP 100 Summer Street Boston, MA 02492 lharrington@nixonpeabody.com | (617)-345-1000 |
| Party name: Tempnology, LLC, n/k/a Old Cold LLC | ||
| Other | ||
| David H. Bernstein Counsel of Record | Debevoise and Plimpton LLP 919 Third Ave. New York, NY 10022 dhbernstein@debevoise.com | (212) 909-6000 |
| Party name: The International Trademark Association | ||
| Eric F. Citron Counsel of Record | Goldstein & Russell, P.C. 7475 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 850 Bethesda, MD 20814 ecitron@goldsteinrussell.com | (202) 362-0636 |
| Party name: Law Professors | ||
| Theodore H. Davis Jr. Counsel of Record | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP 1100 Peachtree Street Suite 2800 Atlanta, GA 30309-4530 tdavis@kilpatricktownsend.com | 404-815-6534 |
| Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association | ||
| Stephen J. Smirti Jr. Counsel of Record | RIVKIN RADLER LLP 926 RXR Plaza Uniondale, NY 11556 steve.smirti@rivkin.com | 516-357-3000 |
| Party name: NEW YORK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION | ||
| Travis Ryan Wimberly Counsel of Record | Pirkey Barber PLLC 600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2120 Austin, TX 78701 twimberly@pirkeybarber.com | 512-322-5200 |
| Party name: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION | ||
| Noel J. Francisco | 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 | ||