No. 22-11

SawStop Holding LLC v. United States Patent and Trademark Office, et al.

Lower Court: Federal Circuit
Docketed: 2022-07-05
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 35-usc-101 35-usc-102 35-usc-103 judicial-authority non-statutory-double-patenting patent patent-eligibility patent-law statutory-interpretation ultra-vires
Key Terms:
Patent Trademark
Latest Conference: 2022-09-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the judiciary have the authority to require a patent applicant to meet a condition for patentability not required by the Patent Act?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED The Patent Act adopted by Congress provides that a person shall be entitled to a patent if an invention meets three conditions: the eligibility condition of 35 U.S.C. § 101, the novelty condition of 35 U.S.C. § 102, and the non-obvious subject matter condition of 35 U.S.C. § 103. Beyond the Patent Act, the judiciary has created a fourth condition for patentability called non-statutory double patenting or obviousnesstype double patenting. The Questions Presented Are: 1. Does the judiciary have the authority to require a patent applicant to meet a condition for patentability not required by the Patent Act? 2.Is the judicially created doctrine of nonstatutory double patenting ultra vires?

Docket Entries

2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-08-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-08-01
Waiver of right of respondent United States Patent and Trademark Office, et al. to respond filed.
2022-06-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 4, 2022)

Attorneys

SawStop Holding LLC
David Ashley FanningSawstop, LLC, Petitioner
David Ashley FanningSawstop, LLC, Petitioner
United States Patent and Trademark Office, et al.
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent