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Docket for 19-1434

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No. 19-1434 Vide 19-1452, 19-1458
Title:	United States, Petitioner v. Arthrex, Inc., et al.
Docketed:	June 29, 2020

Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case Numbers:	(2018-2140)
Decision Date:	October 31, 2019 Rule 12.4
Rehearing Denied:	March 23, 2020
Discretionary Court Decision Date:

Questions Presented

Date	Proceedings and Orders
Jun 25 2020	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 29, 2020)
	Petition Proof of Service
Jul 20 2020	Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, Smith & Nephew, Inc., et al.VIDED
	Blanket Consent
Jul 20 2020	Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Arthrex, Inc.VIDED
	Blanket Consent
Jul 20 2020	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, United States VIDED
	Blanket Consent
Jul 22 2020	Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Polaris Innovations Limited VIDED
	Blanket Consent
Jul 23 2020	Brief of respondents Smith & Nephew, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED
	Main Document Other Proof of Service
Jul 24 2020	Response to petition from respondent Arthrex, Inc. filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Other Proof of Service
Jul 29 2020	Brief amicus curiae of Askeladden L.L.C. filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jul 29 2020	Brief amicus curiae of The New York Intellectual Property Law Association filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Aug 12 2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.

Oct 05 2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.

Oct 13 2020	Petition GRANTED as to Federal Circuit case No. 2018-2140, and the petitions for writs of certiorari in Nos. 19-1452 and 19-1458 are granted, all limited to Questions 1 and 2 as set forth in the July 22, 2020 Memorandum for the United States. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED.

Oct 13 2020	Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 19-1434. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 19-1434. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.”

Oct 21 2020	Petitioners in Nos. 19-1434 and 19-1452 shall each file an opening brief, limited to 13,000 words, on or before Wednesday, November 25, 2020. Amicus curiae briefs in support of petitioners in Nos. 19-1434 or 19-1452, or in support of no party, shall be filed on or before Wednesday, December 2, 2020, and the briefs shall bear a light green cover. Petitioner in No. 19-1458 shall file a consolidated opening and response brief, limited to 17,000 words, on or before Wednesday, December 23, 2020. Amicus curiae briefs in support of petitioner in No. 19-1458 shall be filed on or before Wednesday, December 30, 2020, and the briefs shall bear a dark green cover. Petitioners in Nos. 19-1434 and 19-1452 shall each file a consolidated response and reply brief, limited to 14,500 words, on or before Friday, January 22, 2021. Petitioner in No. 19-1458 shall file a reply brief, limited to 6,000 words, pursuant to Rule 25.3 of the Rules of this Court. VIDED.

Oct 23 2020	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by the United States. VIDED.
	Proof of Service Main Document
Oct 28 2020	Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Smith & Nephew, Inc., et al.
	Blanket Consent
Oct 29 2020	Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Arthrex, Inc.
	Blanket Consent
Nov 03 2020	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, United States
	Blanket Consent
Nov 09 2020	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by the United States GRANTED. VIDED.

Nov 25 2020	Opening brief of United States filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count
Nov 25 2020	Opening brief of Smith & Nephew, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Other Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 01 2020	Brief amicus curiae of Professor John Harrison in support of neither party filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 01 2020	Brief amici curiae of Acushnet Company and Roger Cleveland Golf Inc. filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 01 2020	Brief amicus curiae of Professor Andrew Michaels in support of neither party filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 01 2020	Brief amicus curiae of Coalition Against Patent Abuse in support of neither party filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 02 2020	Brief amicus curiae of Association for Accessible Medicines filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 02 2020	Brief amici curiae of Cross-Industry Groups filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 02 2020	Brief amicus curiae of Unified Patents, LLC in support of neither party and of reversal filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 02 2020	Brief amicus curiae of Intel Corp. filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 02 2020	Brief amicus curiae of Askeladden L.L.C. filed. VIDED
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 02 2020	Brief amici curiae of Engine Advocacy and Electronic Frontier Foundation filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 02 2020	Brief amici curiae of Administrative, Constitutional & Intellectual Property Law Professors filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 02 2020	Amicus brief of Administrative, Constitutional & Intellectual Property Law Professors not accepted for filing. (Dupilicate submission) (December 07, 2020)

Dec 02 2020	Brief amicus curiae of The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 02 2020	Brief amicus curiae of Apple Inc. in support of neither party filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Other Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 02 2020	Brief amicus curiae of High Tech Inventors Alliance filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 02 2020	Brief amicus curiae of Niskanen Center filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Dec 02 2020	Brief amicus curiae of eComp Consultants filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 02 2020	Brief amici curiae of Computer & Communications Industry Association, et al. filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 02 2020	Brief amicus curiae of Jason V. Morgan filed (in 19-1434).
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 02 2020	Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 23 2020	Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for divided argument filed. VIDED.
	Proof of Service Main Document
Dec 23 2020	Brief of respondent Arthrex, Inc. filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 29 2020	Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 29 2020	Brief amici curiae of 39 Aggrieved Inventors filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 29 2020	Brief amicus curiae of B.E. Technology, LLC filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 30 2020	Brief amicus curiae of TiVo Corporation filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 30 2020	Brief amicus curiae of U.S. Lumber Coalition filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 30 2020	Brief amici curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation and TechFreedom filed. VIDED
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 30 2020	Amicus brief of New Civil Liberties Alliance not accepted for filing. (Corrected version to be submitted).

Dec 30 2020	Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed (Jan. 5, 2021). VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 30 2020	Brief amicus curiae of US Inventor, Inc. filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 30 2020	Brief amicus curiae of Jeremy C. Doerre filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 30 2020	Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute and Prof. Gregory Dolin filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 30 2020	Brief amicus curiae of Fair Inventing Fund filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 30 2020	Brief amicus curiae of Joshua J. Malone filed. VIDED.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 31 2020	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, March 1, 2021. VIDED.

Jan 11 2021	Motion for divided argument filed by the Acting Solicitor General GRANTED. VIDED.

Jan 14 2021	CIRCULATED

Jan 22 2021	Consolidated reply and response brief filed by the United States. VIDED. (Distributed)
	Proof of Service Main Document
Jan 22 2021	Consolidated response and reply of Smith & Nephew, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 25 2021	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. for the Federal Circuit.

Feb 09 2021	The record from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.

Feb 19 2021	Reply of respondent Arthrex, Inc. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 01 2021	Argued. For United States: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Smith & Nephew, Inc., et al.: Mark A. Perry, Washington, D. C. For Arthrex, Inc.: Jeffrey A. Lamken, Washington, D. C. VIDED.

Jun 21 2021	Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I and II, in which Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Part III, in which Alito, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. Breyer, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part, in which Sotomayor and Kagan, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined as to Parts I and II. VIDED.

Jul 23 2021	JUDGMENT ISSUED.

NAME	ADDRESS	PHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
Elizabeth B. Prelogar Counsel of Record	Acting Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov	202-514-2217
Party name: United States
Attorneys for Respondents
Jeffrey Alan Lamken Counsel of Record	MoloLamken LLP The Watergate, Suite 500 600 New Hampshire Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20037 jlamken@mololamken.com	2025562010
Party name: Arthrex, Inc.
Mark Andrew Perry Counsel of Record	Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036-5306 mperry@gibsondunn.com	202-887-3667
Party name: Smith & Nephew, Inc., et al.
Matthew D. Powers Counsel of Record	Tensegrity Law Group LLP 555 Twin Dolphin Dr. Suite 650 Redwood Shores, CA 94065 matthew.powers@tensegritylawgroup.com	6508026000
Party name: Polaris Innovations Limited
Other
David Gabriel Bookbinder Counsel of Record	Niskanen Center 820 First Street, NE Suite 675 Washington, DC 20002 dbookbinder@niskanencenter.org	301-751-0611
Party name: Niskanen Center
Peter J. Brann Counsel of Record	Brann & Isaacson 184 Main St. P.O. Box 3070 Lewiston, ME 04243-3070 pbrann@brannlaw.com	207-557-8881
Party name: Acushnet Company and Roger Cleveland Golf Inc.
Peter J. Brann Counsel of Record	184 Main St. P.O. Box 3070 Lewiston, ME 04243 pbrann@brannlaw.com	2075578881
Party name: Acushnet Company and Roger Cleveland Golf Company
Mark Simon Davies Counsel of Record	Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Columbia Center 1152 15th Street NW Washington, DC 20005 mark.davies@orrick.com	202-339-8631
Party name: Apple Inc.
Jeremy Cooper Doerre Counsel of Record	Tillman Wright, PLLC 3440 Toringdon Way, Suite 310 Charlotte, NC 28277 jdoerre@ti-law.com	7042484883
Party name: Jeremy C. Doerre
Charles Duan Counsel of Record	1801 Columbia Rd Ste 101 Washington, DC 20009 supremecourt.gov@cduan.com	(202) 525-5717
Party name: Coalition Against Patent Abuse
Oliver James Dunford Counsel of Record	Pacific Legal Foundation 4440 PGA Boulevard Suite 307 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 odunford@pacificlegal.org	916.503.9060
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation
Melvin C. Garner Counsel of Record	Leason Ellis LL P One Barker Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Garner@Leasonellis.com	(914) 288-0022
Party name: The New York Intellectual Property Law Association
Robert P. Greenspoon Counsel of Record	Flachsbart & Greenspoon, LLC 333 N. Michigan Ave Suite 2700 Chicago, IL 60601 rpg@fg-law.com	312-551-9500
Party name: US Inventor, Inc.
Timothy J. Haller Counsel of Record	Haller Law PLLC 230 E Delaware Pl, Ste 5E Chicago, IL 60611 haller@haller-iplaw.com	630-336-4283
Party name: Joshua J. Malone
John Harrison Counsel of Record	580 Massie Road Charlottesville, VA 22903 jh8m@virginia.edu	4349243093
Party name: Professor John Harrison
Matthew S. Hellman Counsel of Record	Jenner & Block LLP 1099 New York Ave., NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 mhellman@jenner.com	202-639-6000
Party name: Association for Accessible Medicines
James M. Hood III Counsel of Record	Weisbrod Matteis & Copley, PLLC 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 jhood@wmclaw.com	202-499-7900
Party name: B.E. Technology, LLC
William G. Jenks Counsel of Record	Jenks IP Law 1629 K St NW Suite 300 washington, DC 20006 wjenks@jenksiplaw.com	2024127964
Party name: Unified Patents, LLC
Michael E. Joffre Counsel of Record	STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & Fox P.L.L.C. 1100 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005 mjoffre@sternekessler.com	202-772-8856
Party name: TiVo Corporation
Joshua Stephen Landau Counsel of Record	Computer and Communications Industry Association 25 Massachusetts Ave Suite 300C Washington, DC 20001 jlandau@ccianet.org	202-783-0070 x116
Party name: Computer & Communications Industry Association; U.S. Manufacturers Association for Development and Enterprise
Gregory Hayes Lantier Counsel of Record	Wilmer Cutler Pickering 1875 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20006 gregory.lantier@wilmerhale.com	202-663-6000
Party name: Askeladden L.L.C.
John R Linzer Counsel of Record	Quarles & Brady, LLP 300 N. LaSalle St, Suite 4000 Chicago, IL 60654 john.linzer@quarles.com	312-715-5059
Party name: The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago
Charles Robert Macedo Counsel of Record	Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP 90 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 cmacedo@arelaw.com	2123368000
Party name: eComp Consultants
Andrew Charles Michaels Counsel of Record	University of Houston Law Center 4604 Calhoun Road Houston, TX 77204 acmichaels@uh.edu	(713) 743-6919
Party name: Professor Andrew Michaels
Jason V. Morgan Counsel of Record	2630 Skidmore Cir Vienna, VA 22180 jvmorgan@gmail.com	14435384338
Party name: Jason V. Morgan
Alan B. Morrison Counsel of Record	George Washington Law School 2000 H Street NW Washington, DC 20052 abmorrison@law.gwu.edu	2029947120
Party name: Administrative, Constitutional & Intellectual Property Law Professors
Jeffrey Theodore Pearlman Counsel of Record	Intellectual Property & Technology Law Clinic, University of Southern California Gould School of Law 699 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90089 jef@law.usc.edu	(213) 740-7088
Party name: Engine Advocacy and Electronic Frontier Foundation
Michael David Pepson Counsel of Record	Americans for Prosperity Foundation 1310 N. Courthouse Rd., Ste. 700 Arlington, VA 22201 mpepson@afphq.org	5713294529
Party name: Americans for Prosperity Foundation and TechFreedom
Andrew John Pincus Counsel of Record	Mayer Brown LLP 1999 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 apincus@mayerbrown.com	202-263-3220
Party name: High Tech Inventors Alliance
Kevin K. Russell Counsel of Record	Goldstein and Russell, P.C. 7475 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 850 Bethesda, MD 20814 krussell@goldsteinrussell.com	2023620636
Party name: U.S. Lumber Coalition
Richard A. Samp Counsel of Record	New Civil Liberties Alliance 1225 19th Street NW, Suite 450 Washington, DC 20036 rasamp@verizon.net	202-869-5210
Party name: New Civil Liberties Alliance
Ilya Shapiro Counsel of Record	Cato Institute 1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 ishapiro@cato.org	2028420200
Party name: Cato Institute and Prof. Gregory Dolin
Mathew B. Tully Counsel of Record	Tully Rinckey PLLC 815 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 720 Washington, DC 20006 mtully@tullylegal.com	518-218-7100
Party name: Fair Inventing Fund
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Counsel of Record	Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP 601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite 500E Washington, DC 20001-5369 donald.verrilli@mto.com	202-220-1101
Party name: Intel Corp.
Stephen I. Vladeck Counsel of Record	727 East Dean Keeton Street Austin, TX 78705 svladeck@law.utexas.edu	5124759198
Party name: Cross-Industry Groups
Sophie Feifei Wang Counsel of Record	Choate Hall & Stewart LLP Two International Place Boston, MA 02110 swang@choate.com	6172485000
Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association
Kenneth James Weatherwax Counsel of Record	Lowenstein & Weatherwax LLP 1880 Century Park East, Suite 815 Los Angeles, CA 90067 weatherwax@lowensteinweatherwax.com	310-307-4500
Party name: 39 AGGRIEVED INVENTORS