Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Federal Circuit's practice of routinely issuing judgments without opinions in appeals from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board violates 35 U.S.C. § 144
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Federal Circuit’s practice of routinely issuing judgments without opinions in appeals from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board violates 35 U.S.C. § 144, which provides that the Federal Circuit “shall issue . . . its mandate and opinion” in such appeals. ! 1 This question is substantially similar to the second question presented in Leon Stambler v. Mastercard International, Inc., No. 17-1140. The Court called for a response to the Stambler petition, and briefing was completed as of June 20, 2018.
2018-10-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/2/2018.
2018-10-11
Brief amici curiae of US Inventor, Inc. and Eleven Affected Inventors filed.
2018-10-09
Waiver of right of respondents Lumentum Holdings Inc., Lumentum Inc., and Lumentum Operations LLC to respond filed.
2018-10-05
Waiver of right of respondent Ciena Corporation to respond filed.
2018-10-04
Waiver of right of respondent Cisco Systems, Inc. to respond filed.
2018-10-04
Waiver of right of respondent Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. to respond filed.
2018-09-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 11, 2018)
2018-07-05
Application (18A6) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until September 6, 2018.
2018-06-28
Application (18A6) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 8, 2018 to September 6, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.