No. 23-1231

Cellect, LLC v. Katherine K. Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office

Lower Court: Federal Circuit
Docketed: 2024-05-22
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (11) Experienced Counsel
Tags: equitable-doctrine good-faith-procurement investment-backed-expectations judicial-doctrine obviousness-type-double-patenting patent patent-invalidation patent-term-adjustment statutory-interpretation statutory-provisions
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a patent procured in good faith can be invalidated on the ground that statutory Patent Term Adjustment, which requires lengthening a patent's term to account for time lost to Patent and Trademark Office delays, can trigger a judge-made patent-invalidation doctrine

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a patent procured in good faith can be invalidated on the ground that statutory Patent Term Adjustment, which requires lengthening a patent’s term to account for time lost to Patent and Trademark Office delays, can trigger a judge-made patentinvalidation doctrine. @)

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-09-04
2024-09-04
2024-09-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-08-21
2024-08-21
Brief of respondent Katherine K. Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office in opposition filed.
2024-08-21
Amicus brief of Inari Agriculture, Inc. submitted.
2024-08-21
Brief of respondent Vidal, Katherine K. in opposition filed.
2024-07-01
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 21, 2024.
2024-06-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 22, 2024 to August 21, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-06-28
Motion of Vidal, Katherine K. for an extension of time submitted.
2024-06-21
Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association filed.
2024-06-21
2024-06-21
2024-06-21
Brief amici curiae of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, et al. filed.
2024-06-21
Brief amici curiae of Sanofi, BeiGene, LTD., Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, EMD Serono, Inc., and Pfizer Inc. filed.
2024-06-21
Brief amici curiae of Sonos, Inc., RingCentral, Inc., NAGRA Kudelski Group, and Capstan Therapeutics, Inc. filed.
2024-06-21
Brief amici curiae of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America; et al. filed.
2024-06-21
2024-06-21
Amicus brief of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America; Biotechnology Innovation Organization submitted.
2024-06-21
Amicus brief of Teige P. Sheehan submitted.
2024-06-21
Amicus brief of American Intellectual Property Law Association submitted.
2024-06-20
Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association filed.
2024-06-20
Amicus brief of Intellectual Property Owners Association submitted.
2024-06-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 22, 2024.
2024-05-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 21, 2024 to July 22, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-05-28
Brief amicus curiae of The New York Intellectual Property Law Association filed.
2024-05-20
2024-04-08
Application (23A883) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until May 20, 2024.
2024-04-02
Application (23A883) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 18, 2024 to May 20, 2024, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

American Intellectual Property Law Association
Sophie Feifei WangChoate Hall & Stewart LLP, Amicus
Sophie Feifei WangChoate Hall & Stewart LLP, Amicus
Cellect LLC
Roy T. Englert Jr.Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Petitioner
Roy T. Englert Jr.Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Petitioner
Inari Agriculture, Inc.
Scott Anthony MckeownWolf Greenfield & Sacks P.C., Amicus
Scott Anthony MckeownWolf Greenfield & Sacks P.C., Amicus
Intellectual Property Owners Association
Paul H. BerghoffMcDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff, LLP, Amicus
Paul H. BerghoffMcDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff, LLP, Amicus
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America; Biotechnology Innovation Organization
Jeffrey P. KushanSidley Austin LLP, Amicus
Jeffrey P. KushanSidley Austin LLP, Amicus
Sanofi, BeiGene, LTD., Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, EMD Serono, Inc., and Pfizer Inc.
David Keith BarrVenable LLP, Amicus
David Keith BarrVenable LLP, Amicus
Sonos, Inc., RingCentral, Inc., NAGRA Kudelski Group, and Capstan Therapeutics, Inc.
Melanie Lynn BostwickOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Amicus
Melanie Lynn BostwickOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Amicus
Teige P. Sheehan
Teige Patrick SheehanHeslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti, PC, Amicus
Teige Patrick SheehanHeslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti, PC, Amicus
The New York Intellectual Property Law Association
Jeffrey I. D. LewisFoley Hoag LLP, Amicus
Jeffrey I. D. LewisFoley Hoag LLP, Amicus
Vidal, Katherine K.
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent