patent-judges

Case	Title	Lower Court	Docketed	Status	Flags	Tags	Question Presented
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
20-273	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