No. 25-6646

Noah P. Healy v. John A. Squires, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office

Lower Court: Federal Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-22
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: administrative-law administrative-procedure-act agency-decision article-iii judicial-review statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw Patent
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether an Article III court may affirm an administrative agency decision while
dismissing unrebutted record evidence as "unpersuasive, " without providing any
explanation sufficient to permit meaningful judicial review under the Administrative
Procedure Act.

Whether an Article III court may affirm an administrative agency decision that rests on
contradictory statutory determinations, without reconciling those inconsistencies or
providing an explanation sufficient to permit meaningful judicial review under the
Administrative Procedure Act.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an Article III court may affirm an administrative agency decision while dismissing unrebutted record evidence as 'unpersuasive,' without providing an explanation sufficient to permit meaningful judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act

Docket Entries

2026-02-20
Waiver of Squires, John A. of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 23, 2026)

Attorneys

Noah P. Healy
Noah P. Healy — Petitioner
Squires, John A.
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent