No. 23-900
Title:Dewberry Group, Inc., fka Dewberry Capital Corporation, Petitioner
v.
Dewberry Engineers Inc.
Docketed:February 21, 2024
Linked with 23A517
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
   Case Numbers:(22-1622, 22-1845)
   Decision Date:August 9, 2023
   Rehearing Denied:September 19, 2023
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:
Questions Presented

DateProceedings and Orders
Dec 04 2023Application (23A517) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 18, 2023 to February 16, 2024, submitted to The Chief Justice.
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Dec 11 2023Application (23A517) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until February 16, 2024.
Feb 16 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 22, 2024)
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Feb 26 2024Waiver of right of respondent Dewberry Engineers Inc. to respond filed.
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Feb 28 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2024.
Mar 07 2024Response Requested. (Due April 8, 2024)
Mar 13 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 8, 2024 to May 8, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
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Mar 14 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 8, 2024.
Apr 08 2024Brief amici curiae of Professors Samuel L. Bray and Paul B. Miller filed.
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May 08 2024Brief of respondent Dewberry Engineers Inc. in opposition filed.
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May 28 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024.
May 28 2024Reply of petitioner Dewberry Group, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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Jun 17 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024.
Jun 24 2024Petition GRANTED.
Jul 15 2024Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Jul 18 2024Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits is granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 30, 2024. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 22, 2024.
Aug 30 2024Brief of petitioner Dewberry Group, Inc. filed.
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Aug 30 2024Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Sep 04 2024Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
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Sep 06 2024Brief amicus curiae of The International Trademark Association in support of neither party filed.
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Sep 06 2024Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of neither party filed.
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Sep 06 2024Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.
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Oct 11 2024Motion 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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Oct 18 2024SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, December 11, 2024.
Oct 22 2024CIRCULATED
Oct 22 2024Brief of respondent Dewberry Engineers Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 23 2024Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Oct 29 2024Brief amici curiae of Intellectual Property Scholars, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 31 2024Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and available with the Clerk.
Nov 04 2024Motion 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.
Nov 04 2024Sealed material received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and available with the Clerk.
Nov 21 2024Reply of petitioner Dewberry Group, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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NAMEADDRESSPHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
Helgi C. Walker
    Counsel of Record		Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1700 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036

hwalker@gibsondunn.com		(202) 955-8500
Party name: Dewberry Group, Inc.
Attorneys for Respondent
Elbert Lin
    Counsel of Record		Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
951 E. Byrd Street
Riverfront Plaza, East Tower
Richmond, VA 23219-4074

ELIN@HUNTONAK.COM		804-788-7202
Party name: Dewberry Engineers Inc.
Other
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
    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: United States
Megan Kathleen Bannigan
    Counsel of Record		Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
66 Hudson Boulevard
New York, NY 10001

MKBANNIGAN@DEBEVOISE.COM		(212) 909-6000
Party name: The International Trademark Association
Donald Burke
    Counsel of Record		Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
1875 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006-1238

dburke@willkie.com		202-303-1037
Party name: Professors Samuel L. Bray and Paul B. Miller
Lauren Keller Katzenellenbogen
    Counsel of Record		Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
2040 Main St., 14th Floor
Irvine, CA 92614

lauren.katzenellenbogen@knobbe.com		(949) 760-0404
Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association
Jennifer Loraine Swize
    Counsel of Record		Jones Day
51 Louisiana Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

jswize@jonesday.com		202-879-3939
Party name: Intellectual Property Scholars Suneal Bedi, Mike Schuster, and Jake Linford