| No. 21-1043 | |
| Title: | Abitron Austria GmbH, et al., Petitioners v. Hetronic International, Inc. |
| Docketed: | January 26, 2022 |
| Linked with 21A153 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (20-6057, 20-6100) |
| Decision Date: | August 24, 2021 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Nov 11 2021 | Application (21A153) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 22, 2021 to January 21, 2022, submitted to Justice Gorsuch. |
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| Nov 15 2021 | Application (21A153) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until December 22, 2021. |
| Dec 09 2021 | Application (21A153) to extend further the time from December 22, 2021 to January 21, 2022, submitted to Justice Gorsuch. |
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| Dec 15 2021 | Application (21A153) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until January 21, 2022. |
| Jan 21 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 25, 2022) |
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| Feb 17 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 25, 2022 to March 28, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Feb 18 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 28, 2022. |
| Mar 28 2022 | Brief of respondent Hetronic International, Inc. in opposition filed. |
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| Apr 01 2022 | Rule 29.6 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed with respect to Brief in Opposition of Respondent Hetronic International. |
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| Apr 12 2022 | Reply of petitioners Abitron Austria GmbH, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 13 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/29/2022. |
| May 02 2022 | The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
| Sep 23 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Oct 12 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/28/2022. |
| Oct 12 2022 | Supplemental brief of respondent Hetronic International, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 13 2022 | Supplemental brief of petitioners Abitron Austria GmbH, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 31 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/4/2022. |
| Nov 04 2022 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Dec 02 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Abitron Austria GmbH, et al. |
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| Dec 09 2022 | Letter requesting permission to file the joint appendix using the deferred method pursuant to Rule 26.4 filed. |
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| Dec 13 2022 | The Clerk has approved the deferred method for filing of the joint appendix per Rule 26.4. |
| Dec 19 2022 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. |
| Dec 19 2022 | Brief of petitioners Abitron Austria GmbH, et al. filed. |
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| Dec 20 2022 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. for the Tenth Circuit. |
| Dec 21 2022 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. Tenth Circuit. Sealed portions of Appendix transmitted electronically. The remaining record is available on PACER. |
| Dec 21 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Federal Circuit Bar Association in support of neither party filed. |
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| Dec 27 2022 | Brief amici curiae of German Law Professors, et al. filed. |
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| Dec 27 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Guido Westkamp filed. |
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| Dec 27 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Dr. Louis Pahlow filed. |
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| Dec 27 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor William S. Dodge in support of neither party filed. |
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| Dec 27 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of United States supporting neither party filed. |
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| Dec 27 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of International Trademark Association in support of neither party filed. |
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| Dec 27 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association in support of neither party filed. |
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| Dec 27 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed. |
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| Dec 27 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of European Commission on Behalf of the European Union in support of neither party filed. |
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| Dec 27 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Three Intellectual Property Law Professors in support of neither party filed. |
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| Dec 28 2022 | Record received from the U.S.D.C. Western District of Oklahoma. Sealed records transmitted electronically. The remaining record is available on PACER. |
| Jan 06 2023 | REMOVED from the argument calendar for Wednesday, March 1, 2023. |
| Jan 11 2023 | Motion of respondent for an extension of time filed. |
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| Jan 12 2023 | Motion of respondent for an extension of time to file respondent's brief on the merits granted and the time is extended to and including January 27, 2023. |
| Jan 17 2023 | CIRCULATED |
| Jan 18 2023 | The deferred joint appendix is to be filed on or before February 3, 2023. |
| Jan 27 2023 | Brief of respondent Hetronic International, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 31 2023 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. |
| Jan 31 2023 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed. |
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| Feb 01 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Stussy, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 03 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 03 2023 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed). (Distributed) |
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| Feb 27 2023 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED. |
| Feb 27 2023 | Reply of petitioners Abitron Austria GmbH, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 21 2023 | Argued. For petitioners: Lucas M. Walker, Washington, D. C. For United States, as amicus curiae: Masha G. Hansford, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Matthew S. Hellman, Washington, D. C. |
| Jun 29 2023 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Jackson, JJ., joined. Jackson, J., filed a concurring opinion. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kagan and Barrett, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 31 2023 | Judgment issued. |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Jeffrey Alan Lamken Counsel of Record | MoloLamken LLP The Watergate, Suite 500 600 New Hampshire Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20037 jlamken@mololamken.com | 202-556-2010 |
| Party name: Abitron Austria GmbH, et al. | ||
| Lucas Michael Walker | MoloLamken LLP 600 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Suite 500 Washington, DC 20037 lwalker@mololamken.com | 2025562014 |
| Party name: Abitron Austria GmbH, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| 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: Hetronic International, Inc. | ||
| Other | ||
| William James Cooper Counsel of Record | Conrad | Metlitzky | Kane LLP Four Embarcadero Center Suite 1400 San Francisco, CA 94111 wcooper@conmetkane.com | 4153437100 |
| Party name: Professor Guido Westkamp | ||
| Theodore H. Davis Jr. Counsel of Record | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP 1100 Peachtree Street Suite 2800 Atlanta, GA 30309-4530 tdavis@kilpatricktownsend.com | 4048156534 |
| Party name: Intellectual Property Owners Association | ||
| Michael R. Dreeben Counsel of Record | Georgetown University Law Center 600 New Jersey Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 mrd28@georgetown.edu | 202-661-6609 |
| Party name: Professor William S. Dodge | ||
| Deborah Delores Enix-Ross Counsel of Record | American Bar Association 321 N. Clark St. Chicago , IL 60654 AMICUSBRIEFS@AMERICANBAR.ORG | 312-988-5000 |
| Party name: American Bar Association | ||
| Paul F. Enzinna Counsel of Record | Ellerman Enzinna PLLC 1050 30th Street, NW Washington, DC 20007 Penzinna@ellermanenzinna.com | 202-753-5553 |
| Party name: Professor Dr Louis Pahlow | ||
| Michael Robert Franzinger Counsel of Record | Sidley Austin LLP 1501 K St. NW Washington, DC 20005 mfranzinger@sidley.com | 2027368583 |
| Party name: Federal Circuit Bar Association | ||
| Timothy R. Holbrook Counsel of Record | Emory University School of Law 1301 Clifton Rd, NE Atlanta, GA 30322 tholbrook@emory.edu | 404-712-0353 |
| Party name: Three Intellectual Property Law Professors | ||
| Lawrence K. Nodine Counsel of Record | Ballard Spahr, LLP 999 Peachtree St., Suite 1000 Atlanta, GA 30309 nodinel@ballardspahr.com | (678) 420-9300 |
| Party name: International Trademark Association | ||
| Neil Anthony Friedman Popovic Counsel of Record | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP Four Embarcadero Center 17th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 npopovic@sheppardmullin.com | 415.434.9100 |
| Party name: European Commission on Behalf of the European Union | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar | United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| John Lee Shepherd Jr. Counsel of Record | Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP 2200 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20035 jshepherd@huntonak.com | 2029551500 |
| Party name: German Law Professors | ||
| John R. Sommer Counsel of Record | John R. Sommer, Attorney-at-Law 17853 Santiago Blvd., Suite 107-160 Villa Park, CA 92861 SOMMER@SOMMER.LAW | 9497525344 |
| Party name: Stussy, Inc. | ||
| Richard S. Stockton Counsel of Record | Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. 71 S. Wacker Dr. Ste. 3600 Chicago, IL 60606 rstockton@bannerwitcoff.com | 312-463-5000 |
| Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association | ||