No. 19-211

Time Warner Cable, Inc., et al. v. Sprint Communications Company, L.P.

Lower Court: Federal Circuit
Docketed: 2019-08-19
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1) Experienced Counsel
Tags: 35-usc-112 35-usc-112a 35-usc-284 apportionment federal-circuit garretson-v-clark patent-claims patent-damages patent-infringement patent-validity reasonable-royalty written-description
Latest Conference: 2019-11-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the Federal Circuit erred by affirming a damages award based on unapportioned end-user service revenues.

2. Whether the Federal Circuit erred in ruling that a patent satisfies 35 U.S.C. §112(a)'s requirement of "a written description of the invention" merely because the specification does "not expressly exclude[]" technology within the scope of the patent claims.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Federal Circuit erred by affirming a damages award based on unapportioned end-user service revenues

Docket Entries

2019-11-04
Petition DENIED. The Chief Justice took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2019-10-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019.
2019-10-09
Reply of petitioners Time Warner Cable, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
2019-09-25
Brief of respondent Sprint Communications Company, L.P. in opposition filed.
2019-09-18
Brief amicus curiae of Intel Corporation filed.
2019-09-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 25, 2019.
2019-09-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 18, 2019 to September 25, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-08-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 18, 2019)
2019-05-31
Application (18A1232) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until August 15, 2019.
2019-05-23
Application (18A1232) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 16, 2019 to August 15, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas. (The Chief Justice is recused.)

Attorneys

Intel Corporation
William F. LeeWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Amicus
Sprint Communications Company, L.P.
John Michael JakesFinnegan, Henderson, et al., Respondent
Time Warner Cable, Inc., et al.
John Caviness O'QuinnKirkland & Ellis LLP, Petitioner