| 20-1654 |
Sonos, Inc. v. Implicit, LLC, et al. |
Federal Circuit |
2021-05-26 |
Denied |
Response RequestedRelisted (2) |
administrative-patent-judges appointments-clause article-ii constitutional-law inferior-officers principal-officers separation-of-powers united-states |
Whether administrative patent judges are
"principal" or "inferior" Officers of the United States
within the meaning of the Appointments Clause. |
| 20-1631 |
Drew Hirshfeld, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office v. Implicit, LLC, et al. |
Federal Circuit |
2021-05-21 |
GVR |
Response RequestedRelisted (2) |
administrative-law administrative-patent-judges appointments-clause constitutional-law inferior-officers judicial-appointment officer-status patent-office principal-officers separation-of-powers us-patent-and-trademark-office |
Whether, for purposes of the Appointments Clause, U.S. Const. Art. II, § 2, Cl. 2, administrative patent judges of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Offic… |
| 20-1285 |
Immunex Corporation v. Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, et al. |
Federal Circuit |
2021-03-16 |
Denied |
|
35-usc-318 administrative-patent-judges appointments-clause inferior-officers patent-and-trademark-office principal-officers |
The first two questions presented here are the same as those presented in Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., No. 19-1458; Smith & Nephew, Inc. v. … |
| 20-1220 |
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC v. Promptu Systems Corporation, et al. |
Federal Circuit |
2021-03-03 |
Denied |
|
administrative-patent-judges appointments-clause appointments-clause-interpretation constitutional-law inferior-officers judicial-review officer-status principal-officers separation-of-powers |
Whether administrative patent judges are "principal" or "inferior" Officers of the United States within the meaning of the Appointments Clause. |
| 20-853 |
Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office v. Fall Line Patents, LLC, et al. |
Federal Circuit |
2020-12-28 |
GVR |
Response RequestedRelisted (3) |
administrative-law administrative-patent-judges appointments-clause constitutional-interpretation department-head inferior-officers officer-status patent-office principal-officers separation-of-powers us-patent-and-trademark-office |
Whether, for purposes of the Appointments Clause, U.S. Const. Art. II, § 2, Cl. 2, administrative patent judges of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Offic… |
| 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 |
1. Whether, for purposes of the Appointments Clause, U.S. Const. Art. II, § 2, Cl. 2, administrative patent judges of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Of… |
| 20-679 |
Micron Technology, Inc. v. North Star Innovations, Inc. |
Federal Circuit |
2020-11-17 |
Denied |
Relisted (2) |
appointments-clause inferior-officers inter-partes-review patent-and-trademark-office principal-officers standing |
1. Whether, for purposes of the Appointments
Clause, U.S. Const. art. II, § 2, cl. 2, administrative
patent judges of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Of… |
| 20-408 |
Fredman Bros. Furniture Company, Inc. v. Bedgear, LLC |
Federal Circuit |
2020-09-29 |
Dismissed |
Relisted (2) |
administrative-officers administrative-patent-judges appointments-clause constitutional-law inferior-officers judicial-review patent-law principal-officers separation-of-powers united-states |
Whether administrative patent judges are "principal" or "inferior" Officers of the United States within the meaning of 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 |
1. Whether, for purposes of the Appointments Clause, U.S. Const. art. II, § 2, cl. 2, administrative patent judges of the United States Patent and Tra… |
| 20-92 |
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC v. Promptu Systems Corporation, et al. |
Federal Circuit |
2020-07-29 |
Denied |
Relisted (2) |
administrative-patent-judges appointments-clause appointments-clause-interpretation constitutional-law inferior-officers officer-status principal-officers separation-of-powers |
Whether administrative patent judges are "principal" or "inferior" Officers of the United States within the meaning of the Appointments Clause. |
| 19-1452 |
Smith & Nephew, Inc., et al. v. Arthrex, Inc., et al. |
Federal Circuit |
2020-07-02 |
Judgment Issued |
Amici (1)Relisted (2) |
administrative-adjudicators administrative-patent-judges appointments-clause constitutional-interpretation federal-circuit inferior-officers lucia-v-sec patent-trial-and-appeal-board principal-officers |
Whether administrative patent judges are "principal" or "inferior" Officers of the United States within the meaning of the Appointments Clause. |
| 19-1434 |
United States v. Arthrex, Inc., et al. |
Federal Circuit |
2020-06-29 |
Judgment Issued |
Amici (2)Relisted (2) |
administrative-patent-judges appointments-clause constitutional-law inferior-officer inferior-officers patent patent-and-trademark-office principal-officer principal-officers standing uspto |
1. Whether, for purposes of the Appointments Clause, U.S. Const. Art. II, § 2, Cl. 2, administrative patent judges of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Of… |