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20-1654 Sonos, Inc. v. Implicit, LLC, et al. Federal Circuit 2021-05-26 Denied administrative-patent-judges appointments-clause article-ii constitutional-law inferior-officers principal-officers separation-of-powers united-states Whether administrative patent judges are 'principal' or 'inferior' Officers of the United States within the meaning of the Appointments Clause
20-1631 Drew Hirshfeld, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office v. Implicit, LLC, et al. Federal Circuit 2021-05-21 GVR administrative-law administrative-patent-judges appointments-clause constitutional-law inferior-officers judicial-appointment officer-status patent-office principal-officers separation-of-powers us-patent-and-trademark-office Whether administrative patent judges are principal or inferior officers under the Appointments Clause