Docket for 13-298
| No. 13-298 | |
| Title: |
| Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd., Petitioner |
| v. |
| CLS Bank International, et al. |
|
| Docketed: | September 6, 2013 |
| Linked with 13A95 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jul 18 2013 |
Application (13A95) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 8, 2013 to September 6, 2013, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Jul 22 2013 |
Application (13A95) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until September 6, 2013. |
| Sep 4 2013 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 7, 2013) |
| Sep 9 2013 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondents. |
| Sep 11 2013 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 6, 2013. |
| Sep 13 2013 |
Letter of September 13, 2013, from counsel for respondents received. |
| Sep 13 2013 |
Consent to filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for petitioner Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd.. |
| Oct 4 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Dale R. Cook filed. |
| Oct 4 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation filed. |
| Oct 7 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Trading Technologies International, et al. filed. |
| Oct 7 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Sigram Schindler Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH filed. |
| Oct 7 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Professor Lee Hollaar, and Peter K. Trzyna in support of neither party filed. |
| Oct 7 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Gibbons Institute of Law, Science and Technology in support of neither party filed. |
| Oct 7 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Accenture Global Services, GmbH, et al. filed. |
| Oct 7 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.- USA filed. |
| Oct 7 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago filed. |
| Oct 7 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association filed. |
| Oct 7 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Students of Patent Law filed. |
| Nov 6 2013 |
Brief of respondents CLS Bank International, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Nov 19 2013 |
Reply of petitioner Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. filed. |
| Nov 20 2013 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 6, 2013. |
| Dec 6 2013 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Dec 11 2013 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondents. |
| Dec 11 2013 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Jan 8 2014 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, March 31, 2014 |
| Jan 14 2014 |
Record received from U.S.D.C. District of Columbia. The record is electronic. |
| Jan 16 2014 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit. 1 Box. |
| Jan 21 2014 |
Joint appendix (3 volumes) filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Jan 21 2014 |
Brief of petitioner Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. filed. |
| Jan 22 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Retailers in support of neither party filed. |
| Jan 23 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Dale R. Cook filed. |
| Jan 27 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Paul R. Michel in support of neither party filed. |
| Jan 27 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property in support of neither party filed. |
| Jan 27 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Lee Hollaar, and Peter K. Trzyna in support of neither party filed. |
| Jan 27 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Proove Biosciences, Inc. in support of neither party filed. |
| Jan 27 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed. |
| Jan 27 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of James B. Lampert, and David A. Chavous in support of neither party filed. |
| Jan 28 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Sigram Schindler Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH in support of neither party filed. |
| Jan 28 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of International Business Machines Corporation in support of neither party filed. |
| Jan 28 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Trading Technologies International, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Jan 28 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago in support of neither party filed. |
| Jan 28 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Professor Robin Feldman, and U.C. Hastings Institute for Innovation Law, in support of neither party filed. |
| Jan 28 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of SHFL entertainment, Inc. in support of neither party filed. |
| Jan 28 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Brian R. Galvin in support of neither party filed. |
| Jan 28 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Conejo Valley Bar Association in support of neither party filed. |
| Jan 28 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Margo Livesay Ph.D. in support of neither party filed. |
| Jan 28 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of IEEE-USA in support of neither party filed. |
| Jan 28 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed. |
| Jan 28 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Association of the Bar of the City of New York in support of neither party filed. |
| Jan 28 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Advanced Biological Laboratories, SA filed. |
| Jan 28 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Ronald M. Benrey in support of neither party filed. |
| Jan 28 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association filed. |
| Feb 3 2014 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Feb 11 2014 |
Letter received from counsel for amicius curiae Ronald M. Benrey proposing a lodging of the book entitled "Understanding Digital Computers" (1964). Distributed. |
| Feb 20 2014 |
Brief of respondents CLS Bank International, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 24 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of The Juhasz Law Firm, P.C. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 26 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Public Knowledge, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 26 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 26 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Liberties Union filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 26 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Law, Business, and Economics Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 26 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Red Hat, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 27 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Tony Dutra filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 27 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of BSA / The Software Alliance filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 27 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of RichRelevance, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 27 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Software Freedom Law Center, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 27 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Professors Peter S. Menell and Jeffrey A. Lefstin filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 27 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Microsoft Corporation, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 27 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Checkpoint Software, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Feb 27 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Google Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 27 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 27 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Computer & Communications Industry Association filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 27 2014 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Feb 27 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Antitrust Institute filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 27 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of The Clearing House Association L.L.C., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 19 2014 |
Reply of petitioner Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 21 2014 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Mar 31 2014 |
Argued. For petitioner: Carter G. Phillips, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Mark A. Perry, Washington, D. C.; and Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| Jun 19 2014 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Sotomayor, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Ginsburg and Breyer, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 21 2014 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED |
| Jul 22 2014 |
Record has been returned for U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| Carter G. Phillips |
Sidley Austin LLP | (202) 736-8270 |
| Counsel of Record | 1501 K Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| cphillips@sidley.com |
| Party name: Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. |
| Attorneys for Respondents: | | |
| Mark A. Perry |
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP | (202) 955-8500 |
| Counsel of Record | 1050 Connecticut Ave., N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| mperry@gibsondunn.com |
| Party name: CLS Bank International, et al. |
| Other: | | |
| Michael Barclay |
Electronic Frontier Foundation | (415) 436-9333 |
| 815 Eddy Street | |
| San Francisco, CA 94109 | |
| michael@eff.org |
| Party name: Electronic Frontier Foundation |
| | | |
| Steven F. Borsand |
Trading Technologies International | (312) 476-1018 |
| 222 South Riverside Plaza | |
| Suite1100 | |
| Chicago, IL 60606 | |
| steve.borsand@tradingtechnologies.com |
| Party name: Trading Technologies International, et al. |
| | | |
| Peter J. Brann |
Brann & Issacson | (207) 786-3566 |
| 184 Main Street, P.O. Box 3070 | |
| Lewiston, ME 04243-3070 | |
| pbrann@brannlaw.com |
| Party name: Retailers in support of neither party |
| | | |
| William Henry Burgess IV. |
Kirkland & Ellis, LLP | (202)-879-5957 |
|
655 Fifteenth Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| wburgess@kirkland.com |
| Party name: The Clearing House Association L.L.C., et al. |
| | | |
| Paul D. Clement |
Bancroft PLLC | (202) 234-0090 |
| 1919 M Street, N.W., Suite 470 | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| pclement@bancroftpllc.com |
| Party name: International Business Machines Corporation in support of niether party |
| | | |
| Dale R. Cook |
ICT Law & Techology LLC | (253) 324-7423 |
| 918 South Horton Street | |
| Suite 717 | |
| Seattle, WA 98134 | |
| dale@diazcook.com |
| Party name: Dale R. Cook |
| | | |
| Charles J. Cooper |
Cooper & Kirk, PLLC | (202) 220-9600 |
| 1523 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| ccooper@cooperkirk.com |
| Party name: Trading Technologies International, Inc., et al. in support of neither party |
| | | |
| David E. De Lorenzi |
Gibbons PC | (973) 596-4500 |
| One Gateway Center | |
| Newark, NJ 07102-5310 | |
| ddelorenzi@gibbonslaw.com |
| Party name: Gibbons Institute of Law, Science and Technology in support of neither party |
| | | |
| Patrick R. Delaney |
Patrick R. Delaney, Esq. | (703) 628-7074 |
| 110 CarlisleDrive | |
| Silver Spring, MD 20904 | |
| patrickrdelaney@gmail.com |
| Party name: Proove Biosciences, Inc. in support of neither party |
| | | |
| Charles Duan |
Public Knowledge | (202) 861-0020 |
| 1818 N Street, NW, Suite 410 | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| cduan@publicknowledge.org |
| Party name: Public Knowledge, et al. |
| | | |
| Margaret M. Duncan |
McDermott, Will & Emery LLP | (312) 372-2000 |
| 227 West Monroe Street | |
| Suite 4400 | |
| Chicago, IL 60606 | |
| mduncan@mwe.com |
| Party name: Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago in support of neither party |
| | | |
| Antonio Dutra |
2425 L. Street, NW #126 | (703)-341-3926 |
| Washington, DC 20037 | |
| tonydutra@comcast.net |
| Party name: Tony Dutra |
| | | |
| David Bartley Eppenauer |
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | (425) 765-0650 |
| 701 Fifth Avenue | |
| Suite 6800 | |
| Redmond, WA 98072 | |
| beppenauer@shb.com |
| Party name: Intellectual Property Owners Association |
| | | |
| David Bartley Eppenauer |
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | (425) 765-0650 |
| 701 Fifth Avenue | |
| Suite 6800 | |
| Redmond, WA 98104 | |
| Party name: Intellectual Property Owners Association |
| | | |
| Robin Cooper Feldman |
University of California | (415) 565-4661 |
| Hastings College of the Law | |
| 200 McAllister St. | |
| San Francisco, CA 94102 | |
| feldmanr@uchastings.edu |
| Party name: Professor Robin Feldman, and U.C. Hastings Institute for Innovation Law, in support of neither party |
| | | |
| Charles Hieken |
Fish & Richardson PC | (617) 542-5070 |
| One Marina Park Drive | |
| Boston, MA 02210 | |
| heiken@fr,com |
| Party name: Paul R. Michel in support of neither party |
| | | |
| Chidambaram S. Iyer |
Sughrue Mion, PLLC | (202) 293-7060 |
| 2100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 800 | |
| Washington, DC 20037 | |
| ciyer@sughrue.com |
| Party name: Sigram Schindler Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH in support of neither party |
| | | |
| J. Michael Jakes |
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP | (202) 408-4000 |
| 901 New York Avenue, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20001-4413 | |
| mike.jakes@finnegan.com |
| Party name: Accenture Global Services, GmbH, et al. |
| | | |
| William M. Jay |
Goodwin Procter LLP | (202) 346-4000 |
| 901 New York Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | |
| wjay@goodwinprocter.com |
| Party name: RichRelevance, Inc., et al. |
| | | |
| Daryl L. Joseffer |
King & Spalding LLP | (202) 737-0500 |
| 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| djoseffer@kslaw.com |
| Party name: Google Inc., et al. |
| | | |
| Paul R. Juhasz |
1100 Westheimer Rd., Suite 1100 | (713)-260-9643 |
| Houston, TX 77082 | |
| pjuhasz@patenthorizon.com |
| Party name: The Juhasz Law Firm, P.C. |
| | | |
| Chris J. Katopis |
1308 Clifton Street, N.W. | (202) 200-9490 |
| Washington, DC 20009 | |
| chriskatopis@gmail.com |
| Party name: IEEE-USA in support of neither party |
| | | |
| Jeffrey A. Lamken |
MoloLamken LLP | (202) 556-2000 |
| The Watergate, Suite 660 | |
| 600 New Hampshire Ave., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20037 | |
| jlamken@mololamken.com |
| Party name: Microsoft Corporation, et al. |
| | | |
| James Blaine Lampert |
148 Washington Street | (978) 208-0404 |
| Duxbury, MA 02332 | |
| james.lampert@comcast.net |
| Party name: James B. Lampert, and David A. Chavous in support of neither party |
| | | |
| Mark Lemley |
Durie Tangri LLP | (415) 362-6666 |
| 217 Leidesdorff Street | |
| San Francisco, CA 94111 | |
| mlemley@durietangri.com |
| Party name: Checkpoint Software, Inc., et al. |
| | | |
| Matthew A. Levy |
Computer & Communications Industry Association | (202) 783-0070 |
| 900 17th Strett, NW, Suite 1100 | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| mlevy@ccianet.org |
| Party name: Computer & Communications Industry Association |
| | | |
| Rory K. Little |
University of California | (415) 565-4669 |
| Hastings College of Law | |
| 200 McAllister Street | |
| San Francisco, CA 94102 | |
| littler@uchastings.edu |
| Party name: Students of Patent Law |
| | | |
| Margo Livesay |
Livesay IP Law LLC | (202)-684-8685 |
| 888 16th Street NW, Suite 800 | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| margo@livesay-IP.com |
| Party name: Margo Livesay Ph.D. in support of neither party |
| | | |
| Charles R. Macedo |
Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP | (212)-336-8000 |
| 90 Park Avenue | |
| New York, NY 10016 | |
| cmacedo@arelaw.com |
| Party name: New York Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party |
| | | |
| Peter S. Menell |
Koret Professor of Law and Director | (510) 642-5489 |
|
Berkeley Center for Law & Technology | |
| UC Berkeley School of Law | |
| Boalt Hall | |
| Berkeley, CA 94720 | |
| pmenell@law.berkeley.edu |
| Party name: Professors Peter S. Menell and Jeffrey A. Lefstin |
| | | |
| Charles E. Miller |
Sills Cummis & Gross LLP | (212) 643-7000 |
| Rockefeller Center - GE Building, 29th Floor | |
| 30 Rockefeller Plaza | |
| New York, NY 10112 | |
| cmiller@sillscummis.com |
| Party name: Association of the Bar of the City of New York in support of neither party |
| | | |
| Eben Moglen |
Software Freedom Law Center | (212) 461-1900 |
| 1995 Broadway, 17th Floor | |
| New York, NY 10023 | |
| moglen@softwarefreedom.org |
| Party name: Software Freedo Law Center, et al. |
| | | |
| Sandra S. Park |
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | (212) 549-7871 |
| 125 Broad Street 18th Floor | |
| New York, NY 10004 | |
| spark@aclu.org |
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union |
| | | |
| Andrew J. Pincus |
Mayer Brown LLP | (202) 263-3000 |
| 1999 K Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20006-1101 | |
| apincus@mayerbrown.com |
| Party name: BSA / The Software Alliance . |
| | | |
| Adrian M. Pruetz |
Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard | (310) 553-3000 |
| 10250 Constellation Boulevard | |
| 19th Floor | |
| Los Angeles, CA 90067 | |
| apruetz@gkaserweil |
| Party name: SHFL entertainment, Inc. nin support of niether party |
| | | |
| Roy Allison Horan Rainey |
Law Office of Roy Rainey PLLC | (360) 692-0777 |
| 4102 NW Anderson Hill Rd. | |
| Silverdale, WA 98383-9407 | |
| roy@royraineylaw.com |
| Party name: Brian R. Galvin in support of neither party |
| | | |
| Robert R. Sachs |
Fenwick & West LLP | (415) 875-2300 |
| 555 California Street | |
| 12th Floor | |
| San Francisco, CA 94105 | |
| rsachs@fenwick.com |
| Party name: Ronald M. Benrey in support of neither party |
| | | |
| Julie P. Samuels |
815 Eddy Street | (415) 436-9333 |
| San Francisco, CA 94109 | |
| julie@eff.org |
| Party name: Electronic Frontier Foundation |
| | | |
| Jason M. Schultz |
NYU School of Law | (212) 992-7365 |
| 245 Sullivan Street, 609 | |
| New York, NC 10012 | |
| jason.schultz@exchange.law.nyu.edu |
| Party name: Law, Business, and Economics Scholars |
| | | |
| Jerry R. Selinger |
Patterson & Sheridan LLP | (214) 272-0957 |
| 1700 Pacific Avenue | |
| Suite 2650 | |
| Dallas, TX 75201 | |
| jselinger@pattersonsheridan.com |
| Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party |
| | | |
| Steven C. Sereboff |
SoCal IP Law Group LLP | (805)-230-1350 |
| 310 N. Westlake Blvd., Suite 120 | |
| Westlake Village, CA 91362 | |
| ssereboff@socalip.com |
| Party name: Conejo Valley Bar Association |
| | | |
| Randy M. Stutz |
American Antitrust Institute | (202)-905-5420 |
| 2919 Ellicott Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20008 | |
| rsturz@antitrustinstitute.org |
| Party name: American Antitrust Institute |
| | | |
| Philip C. Swain |
Foley Hoag LLP | (617) 832-1000 |
| 155 Seaport Boulevard | |
| Boston, MA 02210 | |
| pswain@foleyhoag.com |
| Party name: International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property in support of neither party |
| | | |
| Robert H. Tiller |
Red Hat, Inc. | (919) 754-4232 |
| 100 East Davie Street | |
| Raleigh, NC 27601 | |
| rtiller@redhat.com |
| Party name: Red Hat, Inc. |
| | | |
| Peter Karol Trzyna |
195 North Harbor Drive | 312-240-0824 |
| 5403 | |
| Chicago, IL 60601 | |
| pkt-law@sbcglobal.net |
| Party name: Professor Lee Hollaar, and Peter K. Trzyna in support of neither party |
| | | |
| Donald B. Verrilli Jr. |
Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
|
United States Department of Justice | |
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | |
| SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov |
| Party name: the United States |