No. 13-352
Title:
B&B Hardware, Inc., Petitioner
v.
Hargis Industries, Inc., dba Sealtite Building Fasteners, dba East Texas Fasteners, et al.
Docketed:September 19, 2013
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(10-3137, 11-1247)
  Decision Date:May 1, 2013
  Rehearing Denied:June 20, 2013
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sep 18 2013 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 21, 2013)
Oct 3 2013 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 20, 2013.
Nov 20 2013 Brief of respondents Hargis Industries, Inc., dba Sealtite Building Fasteners, dba East Texas Fasteners, et al. in opposition filed.
Dec 4 2013 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 10, 2014.
Dec 5 2013 Reply of petitioner B&B Hardware, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 13 2014 The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
May 23 2014 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Jun 9 2014 Supplemental brief of respondents Hargis Industries, Inc., dba Sealtite Building Fasteners, dba East Texas Fasteners, et al. filed.
Jun 10 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 26, 2014.
Jun 30 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 30, 2014.
Jul 1 2014 Petition GRANTED.
Jul 22 2014 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 4, 2014.
Jul 22 2014 The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 24, 2014.
Aug 15 2014 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.
Sep 3 2014 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party received from counsel for the petitioner.
Sep 4 2014 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, December 2, 2014.
Sep 4 2014 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Sep 4 2014 Brief of petitioner B&B Hardware, Inc. filed.
Sep 10 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago in support of neither party filed.
Sep 11 2014 Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.
Sep 11 2014 Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed.
Sep 11 2014 Brief amicus curiae of International Trademark Association in support of neither party filed.
Sep 22 2014 Record requested from U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit.
Oct 2 2014 Record received from U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit. 1-Box
Oct 24 2014 Brief of respondent Hargis Industries, Inc., dba Sealtite Building Fasteners, dba East Texas Fasteners, et al. filed.
Oct 31 2014 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Oct 31 2014 Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association filed.
Oct 31 2014 Brief amicus curiae of The Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of Texas filed.
Nov 7 2014 CIRCULATED.
Nov 17 2014 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Nov 24 2014 Reply of petitioner B&B Hardware, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 2 2014 Argued. For petitioner: William M. Jay, Washington, D. C.; and John F. Bash, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Neal K. Katyal, Washington, D. C.
Dec 4 2014 Record received from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This record is electronic.
Dec 10 2014 Record received from U.S.D.C. Eastern District of Arkansas Western Division. This record is SEALED. (1 Envelope)
Mar 24 2015 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a concurring opinion. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia, J., joined.
Apr 27 2015 JUDGMENT ISSUED



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
William M. Jay Goodwin Procter LLP(202) 346-4000
    Counsel of Record901 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20001
wjay@goodwinprocter.com
Party name: B&B Hardware, Inc.
Attorneys for Respondents:
Neal Kumar Katyal Hogan Lovells US LLP(202) 637-6000
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com
Party name: Hargis Industries, Inc., dba Sealtite Building Fasteners, dba East Texas Fasteners, et al.
 
James C. Martin Reed Smith LLP(412) 288-3131
225 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA  15222
jcmartin@reedsmith.com
Party name: Hargis Industries, Inc., dba Sealtite Building Fasteners, dba East Texas Fasteners, et al.
Other:
John F. Bash Assistant to the Solicitor General
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: United States
 
David H. Bernstein Debevoise & Plimpton LLP(212) 909-6696
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY  10022
dhbernstein@debevoise.com
Party name: International Trademark Association in support of neither party
 
Dyan Mary Finguerra-DuCharme Pryor Cashman LLP(212) 421-4100
7 Times Square
New York, NY  10036
dfinguerra@pryorcashman.com
Party name: New York Intellectual Property Law Association
 
Nancy J. Mertzel Schoeman Updike Kaufman Stern & Ascher LLP(212) 661-5030
551 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY  10176
nmertzel@schoeman.com
Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party
 
Charles W. Shifley Banner & Witcoff Ltd.(312) 463-5000
10 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 3000
Chicago, IL  60606
cshifley@bannerwitcoff.com
Party name: Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago in support of neither party
 
Richard L. Stanley P.O. Box 7967(832) 656-4277
Houston, TX  77270
rstanleylaw@gmail.com
Party name: Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
 
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: the United States