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Docket for 18-302

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No. 18-302
Title:	Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner v. Erik Brunetti
Docketed:	September 7, 2018
Linked with 18A15
Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case Numbers:	(2015-1109)
Decision Date:	December 15, 2017
Rehearing Denied:	April 12, 2018
Discretionary Court Decision Date:

Questions Presented

Date	Proceedings and Orders
Jun 29 2018	Application (18A15) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 11, 2018 to August 10, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.
	Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service
Jul 05 2018	Application (18A15) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 10, 2018.

Jul 31 2018	Application (18A15) to extend further the time from August 10, 2018 to September 7, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.
	Written Request Proof of Service
Aug 01 2018	Application (18A15) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until September 7, 2018.

Sep 07 2018	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 9, 2018)
	Petition Proof of Service
Sep 28 2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 9, 2018 to November 8, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
	Main Document Proof of Service
Oct 02 2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 8, 2018.

Nov 08 2018	Brief of respondent Erik Brunetti filed.
	Main Document Other Proof of Service
Nov 28 2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.

Dec 11 2018	Reply of petitioners Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office filed. (Distributed)
	Proof of Service Main Document
Jan 04 2019	Petition GRANTED.

Feb 11 2019	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 15, 2019

Feb 15 2019	Joint appendix filed.
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Feb 15 2019	Brief of petitioner Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office filed.
	Proof of Service Main Document
Feb 19 2019	Brief amicus curiae of Kurt M. Anderson filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 19 2019	Consents for amicus brief of Kurt M. Anderson not accepted for filing. (March 04, 2019 -- Document not of the type that is to be filed electronically)

Feb 25 2019	Brief amicus curiae of The American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 26 2019	Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 18 2019	Brief of respondent Erik Brunetti filed.
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Mar 20 2019	CIRCULATED

Mar 21 2019	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit.

Mar 21 2019	Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 22 2019	Brief amicus curiae of Simon Tam filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 25 2019	Brief amici curiae of Professors Barton Beebe and Jeanne Fromer filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 25 2019	Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 25 2019	Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of the District of Columbia filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Proof of Service
Mar 25 2019	Brief amici curiae of The Cato Institute, et. al. filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 25 2019	Brief amicus curiae of International Trademark Association filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 27 2019	Record from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.

Apr 02 2019	Reply of petitioner Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office filed. (Distributed)
	Proof of Service Main Document
Apr 15 2019	Argued. For petitioner: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: John R. Sommer, Irvine, Cal.

Jun 24 2019	Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a concurring opinion. Roberts, C. J., and Breyer, J., filed opinions concurring in part and dissenting in part. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Breyer, J., joined.

Jul 26 2019	JUDGMENT ISSUED.

NAME	ADDRESS	PHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
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: Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office
Attorneys for Respondent
John R. Sommer Counsel of Record	John R. Sommer, Attorney-at-Law 17426 Daimler Street Irvine, CA 92614 sommerjohnr@gmail.com	9497525344
Party name: Erik Brunetti
Other
Kurt Michael Anderson Counsel of Record	PO Box 15667 Minneapolis, MN 55415-0667 kurt@kmalawmn.com	612-333-3185
Party name: Kurt M. Anderson
Stuart Banner Counsel of Record	UCLA School of Law Supreme Court Clinic 405 Hilgard Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90095 banner@law.ucla.edu	3102068506
Party name: Simon Tam
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: INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION
Megan L. Brown Counsel of Record	Wiley Rein LLP 1776 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 mbrown@wileyrein.com	202-719-7000
Party name: The Rutherford Institute
Michael Carl Cannata Counsel of Record	Rivkin Radler, LLP 926 RXR Plaza Uniondale, NY 11556 michael.cannata@rivkin.com	516-357-3000
Party name: New York Intellectual Property Law Association
David D. Cole Counsel of Record	American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 915 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 dcole@aclu.org	212-675-2330
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of the District of Columbia
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: The American Intellectual Property Law Association
William McGinley Jay Counsel of Record	Goodwin Procter, LLP 901 New York Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 WJay@goodwinlaw.com	2023464190
Party name: Professors Barton Beebe and Jeanne Fromer
Ilya Shapiro Counsel of Record	Cato Institute 1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 ishapiro@cato.org	2028420200
Party name: The Cato Institute, et. al.
Caleb Randall Trotter Counsel of Record	Pacific Legal Foundation 930 G Street Sacramento, CA 95814 ctrotter@pacificlegal.org	916-419-7111
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation