No. 23-230

Personalized Media Communication, LLC v. Apple Inc.

Lower Court: Federal Circuit
Docketed: 2023-09-12
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: docket-management due-process equitable-doctrine patent patent-infringement patent-office patent-prosecution patent-validity prosecution-laches statutory-deadlines
Latest Conference: 2023-10-06
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether prosecution laches can be based on an applicant's prosecution of a patent application in compliance with the PTO's docket-management decisions.

2. Whether the doctrine of prosecution laches, as articulated by the Federal Circuit, is a valid patent infringement defense in light of SCA Hygiene.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether prosecution laches can be based on an applicant's prosecution of a patent application in compliance with the PTO's docket-management decisions

Docket Entries

2023-10-10
Petition DENIED.
2023-09-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2023.
2023-09-18
Waiver of right of respondent Apple Inc. to respond filed.
2023-09-07
2023-06-22
Application (22A1105) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until September 7, 2023.
2023-06-16
Application (22A1105) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 8, 2023 to September 7, 2023, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Apple Inc.
John Caviness O'QuinnKirkland & Ellis LLP, Respondent
Personalized Media Communications, LLC
Kevin Paul MartinGoodwin Procter LLP, Petitioner