No. 20-1809

VoIP-Pal.com, Inc. v. Apple, Inc., et al.

Lower Court: Federal Circuit
Docketed: 2021-06-29
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: 35-usc-101 innovation innovation-incentives judicial-framework legal-uncertainty patent-act patent-eligibility patent-law patent-system statutory-interpretation subject-matter-eligibility
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

What is the appropriate standard for determining whether a patent claim "directed to" a patent-ineligible concept under step one of the Court's two-step framework for determining whether an invention is eligible for patenting under 35 U.S.C. §101?

2. Is patent eligibility (at each step of the Court's two-step framework) a question of law for the court based on the scope of the claims or a question of fact for the jury based on the state of art at the time of the patent?

3. What considerations should guide courts in applying the second step of the Court's two-step framework and what considerations to determine whether a patent claims eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. §101?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

What is the appropriate standard for determining patent-eligibility under 35 U.S.C. §101?

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-09-03
Reply of petitioner VoIP-Pal.com, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
2021-08-20
Brief of respondent Apple, Inc. in opposition filed.
2021-07-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 30, 2021, for all respondents.
2021-07-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 29, 2021 to August 30, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-06-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 29, 2021)

Attorneys

Apple, Inc.
Mark Andrew PerryGibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, Respondent
VoIP-Pal.com, Inc.
Lewis Emery Hudnell IIIHudnell Law Group P.C., Petitioner