No. 19-832

Apple Inc. v. VirnetX Inc., et al.

Lower Court: Federal Circuit
Docketed: 2019-12-31
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (3)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: apportionment apportionment-rule federal-circuit innovation license-valuation patent-damages patent-infringement patent-invalidation pending-litigation prior-licenses
Key Terms:
Patent
Latest Conference: 2020-02-21 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Federal Circuit's reliance on prior licenses to ascertain infringement damages, without satisfying apportionment rules, conflicts with this Court's precedent requiring apportionment

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

question presented is whether the Federal Circuit’s reliance on prior licenses to ascertain infringement damages, without satisfying apportionment rules, conflicts with this Court’s precedent requiring apportionment “in every case.” Garretson v. Clark, 111 U.S. 120, 121 (1884). 2. The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) may invalidate patent claims after issuing them. This Court has held that when patent claims are invalidated, the invalidation applies in pending litigation. The question presented is whether intervening PTO invalidations apply in all pending cases, including appeals that remain pending at the rehearing or certiorari stage.

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-13
Brief amici curiae of High Tech Inventors Alliance, HP Inc., and Lenovo (United States) Inc. filed. (Distributed)
2020-02-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-02-04
Reply of petitioner Apple Inc. filed.
2020-02-04
Brief amicus curiae of ACT | The App Association filed.
2020-02-03
Brief amicus curiae of The R Street Institute, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Engine Advocacy filed.
2020-01-28
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Apple Inc.
2020-01-21
Brief of respondents VirnetX Inc., et al. in opposition filed.
2020-01-14
Response Requested. (Due February 13, 2020)
2020-01-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
2020-01-02
Waiver of right of respondent VirnetX Inc., et al. to respond filed.
2019-12-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 30, 2020)
2019-10-18
Application (19A427) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until December 29, 2019.
2019-10-18
Opposition to Application for Extension of Time of VirnetX Inc., et al. received.
2019-10-17
Application (19A427) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 30, 2019 to December 29, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

ACT | The App Association
Brian Eugene Scarpelli — Amicus
Brian Eugene Scarpelli — Amicus
Apple Inc.
E. Joshua RosenkranzOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Petitioner
E. Joshua RosenkranzOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Petitioner
High Tech Inventors Alliance, HP Inc., and Lenovo (United States) Inc.
Courtney Gilligan SaleskiDLA Piper LLP, Amicus
Courtney Gilligan SaleskiDLA Piper LLP, Amicus
The R Street Institute, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Engine Advocacy
Charles DuanR Street Institute, Amicus
Charles DuanR Street Institute, Amicus
VirnetX Inc., et al.
Jeffrey Alan LamkenMoloLamken LLP, Respondent
Jeffrey Alan LamkenMoloLamken LLP, Respondent