No. 11-982
Title:
Already, LLC, dba Yums, Petitioner
v.
Nike, Inc.
Docketed:February 10, 2012
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  Case Nos.:(11-314-CV)
  Decision Date:November 10, 2011
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Feb 8 2012 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 12, 2012)
Mar 6 2012 Waiver of right of respondent Nike, Inc. to respond filed.
Mar 21 2012 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 13, 2012.
Apr 4 2012 Response Requested . (Due May 4, 2012)
Apr 17 2012 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including June 4, 2012.
Jun 4 2012 Brief of respondent Nike, Inc. in opposition filed.
Jun 5 2012 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 21, 2012.
Jun 8 2012 Reply of petitioner Already, LLC, dba Yums filed. (Distributed)
Jun 25 2012 Petition GRANTED.
Jul 23 2012 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Jul 24 2012 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 16, 2012.
Aug 3 2012 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 24, 2012.
Aug 3 2012 Record received from U.S.C.A. for 2nd. This record is electronic.
Aug 3 2012 Record from U.S.D.C. for Southern District is electronic.
Aug 16 2012 Joint appendix and supplemental joint appendix filed.
Aug 16 2012 Brief of petitioner Already, LLC d/b/a YUMS filed.
Aug 23 2012 Brief amicus curiae of United States supporting Vacatur and Remand filed.
Aug 23 2012 Brief amici curiae of Intellectual Property Professors filed. (Distributed)
Aug 23 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Public Patent Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Aug 23 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)
Aug 24 2012 CIRCULATED.
Sep 11 2012 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or neither party received from counsel for the respondent.
Sep 24 2012 Brief of respondent Nike, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 28 2012 Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association filed. (Distributed)
Oct 1 2012 Brief amicus curiae of International Trademark Association filed. (Distributed)
Oct 1 2012 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Oct 1 2012 Brief amici curiae of Levi Strauss & Co., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 15 2012 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Oct 24 2012 Reply of petitioner Already, LLC d/b/a YUMS filed. (Distributed)
Nov 7 2012 Argued. Fpr petitioner: James W. Dabney, New York, N. Y. For United States as amicus curiae: Ginger D. Anders, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Thomas C. Goldstein, Washington, D. C.
Jan 9 2013 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Kennedy, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Thomas, Alito, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined.
Feb 11 2013 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
James W. Dabney Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, LLP(212) 859-8966
    Counsel of RecordOne New York Plaza, 24th Floor
New York, NY  10004
james.dabney@friedfrank.com
Party name: Already, LLC d/b/a YUMS
Attorneys for Respondent:
Thomas C. Goldstein Goldstein & Russell, P.C.(202) 362-0636
    Counsel of Record5225 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 404
Washington, DC  20015
tg@goldsteinrussell.com
Party name: Nike, Inc.
Other:
Ginger D. Anders Assistant to the Solicitor General
Solicitor General's Office
Department of Justice
Washington,, DC  20530
Party name: Already, LLC, dba Yums v. Nike, Inc.
 
David H. Bernstein Debevoise & Plimpton LLP(212) 909-6696
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY  10022
dhbernstein@debevoise.com
Party name: International Trademark Association
 
John A. Dragseth Fish & Richardson, P.C., P.A.(612) 335-5070
3200 RBC Plaza
60 South 6th Street
Minneapolis, MN  55402
dragseth@fr.com
Party name: Intellectual Property Owners in support of neither party
 
David C. Frederick Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C.(202) 326-7900
1615 M Street, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC  20036
dfrederick@khhte.com
Party name: Intellectual Property Professors
 
Gregory S. Gilchrist 2 Embarcadero Center, 8th Floor(415) 576-0200
San Francisco, CA  94111
ggilchrist@kilpatricktownsend.com
Party name: Levi Strauss & Co., et al.
 
Daniel B. Ravicher Public Patent Foundation, Inc.(212) 790-0442
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
55 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY  10003
ravicher@pubpat.org
Party name: Public Patent Foundation
 
Edward R. Reines Weil Gotschal & Manges LLP(212) 310-8000
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY  10153
edward.reines@weil.com
Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association
 
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States supporting Vacatur and Remand