inferior-officers

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
20-1654 Sonos, Inc. v. Implicit, LLC, et al. Federal Circuit 2021-05-26 Denied Response RequestedRelisted (2) 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 Response RequestedRelisted (2) 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
20-1285 Immunex Corporation v. Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, et al. Federal Circuit 2021-03-16 Denied 35-usc-318 administrative-patent-judges appointments-clause inferior-officers patent-and-trademark-office principal-officers Whether administrative patent judges are principal officers under the Appointments Clause
20-1220 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC v. Promptu Systems Corporation, et al. Federal Circuit 2021-03-03 Denied administrative-patent-judges appointments-clause appointments-clause-interpretation constitutional-law inferior-officers judicial-review officer-status principal-officers separation-of-powers Whether administrative patent judges are 'principal' or 'inferior' Officers of the United States within the meaning of the Appointments Clause
20-853 Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office v. Fall Line Patents, LLC, et al. Federal Circuit 2020-12-28 GVR Response RequestedRelisted (3) administrative-law administrative-patent-judges appointments-clause constitutional-interpretation department-head inferior-officers officer-status patent-office principal-officers separation-of-powers us-patent-and-trademark-office Whether administrative patent judges are principal officers or inferior officers under the Appointments Clause
20-728 adidas AG v. Nike, Inc. Federal Circuit 2020-11-25 Denied 5-usc-7513 administrative-law appointments-clause constitutional-law inferior-officers judicial-review patent-judges principal-officers severance statutory-interpretation us-patent-and-trademark-office Whether administrative patent judges are principal or inferior officers under the Appointments Clause
20-679 Micron Technology, Inc. v. North Star Innovations, Inc. Federal Circuit 2020-11-17 Denied Relisted (2) appointments-clause inferior-officers inter-partes-review patent-and-trademark-office principal-officers standing Whether administrative patent judges are principal or inferior officers under the Appointments Clause
20-408 Fredman Bros. Furniture Company, Inc. v. Bedgear, LLC Federal Circuit 2020-09-29 Dismissed Relisted (2) administrative-officers administrative-patent-judges appointments-clause constitutional-law inferior-officers judicial-review patent-law 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
20-273 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC v. Rovi Guides, Inc., et al. Federal Circuit 2020-09-02 Dismissed administrative-law administrative-patent-judges agency-adjudication appointments-clause constitutional-interpretation inferior-officers judicial-review patent-judges principal-officers separation-of-powers united-states-patent-and-trademark-office Whether administrative patent judges are principal or inferior officers under the Appointments Clause
20-92 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC v. Promptu Systems Corporation, et al. Federal Circuit 2020-07-29 Denied Relisted (2) administrative-patent-judges appointments-clause appointments-clause-interpretation constitutional-law inferior-officers officer-status principal-officers separation-of-powers Whether administrative patent judges are 'principal' or 'inferior' Officers of the United States within the meaning of the Appointments Clause
19-1452 Smith & Nephew, Inc., et al. v. Arthrex, Inc., et al. Federal Circuit 2020-07-02 Judgment Issued Amici (1)Relisted (2) administrative-adjudicators administrative-patent-judges appointments-clause constitutional-interpretation federal-circuit inferior-officers lucia-v-sec patent-trial-and-appeal-board principal-officers Whether administrative patent judges are 'principal' or 'inferior' Officers of the United States within the meaning of the Appointments Clause
19-1434 United States v. Arthrex, Inc., et al. Federal Circuit 2020-06-29 Judgment Issued Amici (2)Relisted (2) administrative-patent-judges appointments-clause constitutional-law inferior-officer inferior-officers patent patent-and-trademark-office principal-officer principal-officers standing uspto Whether administrative patent judges are principal officers under the Appointments Clause