No. 22-203

Apple Inc., et al. v. California Institute of Technology

Lower Court: Federal Circuit
Docketed: 2022-09-07
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
CVSGAmici (3)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3)
Tags: administrative-procedure administrative-process civil-procedure federal-circuit inter-partes-review patent patent-law patent-validity standing statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
Patent Trademark
Latest Conference: 2023-06-22 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Federal Circuit erroneously extended
IPR estoppel under 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(2) to all grounds
that reasonably could have been raised in the petition
filed before an inter partes review is instituted, even
though the text of the statute applies estoppel only to
grounds that "reasonably could have [been] raised during that inter partes review."

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Federal Circuit erroneously extended IPR-estoppel under 35-USC-315(e)(2) to all grounds that reasonably-could-have-been-raised in the petition filed before an inter-partes-review is instituted, even though the text of the statute applies estoppel only to grounds that 'reasonably-could-have-been-raised during that inter-partes-review'

Docket Entries

2023-06-26
Petition DENIED.
2023-06-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/22/2023.
2023-06-05
Supplemental brief of petitioners Apple, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
2023-05-23
2023-01-17
The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
2022-12-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/13/2023.
2022-12-23
2022-12-14
Brief of respondent California Institute of Technology in opposition filed.
2022-10-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 14, 2022.
2022-10-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 14, 2022 to December 14, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-10-13
Response Requested. (Due November 14, 2022)
2022-10-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/28/2022.
2022-10-07
2022-10-06
2022-10-05
Waiver of right of respondent California Institute of Technology to respond filed.
2022-09-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 7, 2022)
2022-07-14
Application (22A18) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until September 2, 2022.
2022-07-06
Application (22A18) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 7, 2022 to September 2, 2022, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Apple, Inc., et al.
William F. LeeWilmerHale, LLP, Petitioner
California Institute of Technology
Kathleen Marie SullivanQuinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Respondent
Patent Law Professors
Christa Jordan LaserCleveland-Marshall College of Law, Amicus
Unified Patents, LLC
William G. JenksJenks IP Law, Amicus
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Amicus