No. 17-1657
 
Title: Mission Product Holdings, Inc., Petitioner
v.
Tempnology, LLC, nka Old Cold LLC
Docketed: June 12, 2018
Linked with: 17A1060
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
   Case Numbers: (16-9016)
   Decision Date: January 12, 2018
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Mar 27 2018 Application (17A1060) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 12, 2018 to June 11, 2018, submitted to Justice Breyer.
Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service
Apr 02 2018 Application (17A1060) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until June 11, 2018.
Jun 11 2018 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 12, 2018)
Jun 28 2018 Waiver of right of respondent Tempnology, LLC, n/k/a Old Cold LLC to respond filed.
Jul 03 2018 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
Jul 09 2018 Response Requested. (Due August 8, 2018)
Jul 11 2018 Brief amicus curiae of The International Trademark Association filed.
Jul 20 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 8, 2018 to September 7, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Jul 24 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 7, 2018.
Aug 08 2018 Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed.
Sep 07 2018 Brief of respondent Tempnology, LLC, n/k/a Old Cold LLC in opposition filed.
Sep 25 2018 Reply of petitioner Mission Product Holdings, Inc. filed.
Sep 26 2018 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.
Oct 22 2018 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
Oct 25 2018 Letter of October 23, 2018 from counsel for respondent received. (Distributed)
Oct 26 2018 Letter of October 25, 2018 from counsel for petitioner received. (Distributed)
Oct 26 2018 Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
Dec 10 2018 Brief of petitioner Mission Product Holdings, Inc. filed.
Dec 10 2018 Joint appendix (2 volumes) filed.
Dec 12 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association in support of neither party filed.
Dec 17 2018 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Dec 17 2018 Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed.
Dec 17 2018 Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association filed.
Dec 17 2018 Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.
Dec 17 2018 Brief amicus curiae of The International Trademark Association filed.
Dec 21 2018 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, February 20, 2019.
Dec 21 2018 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Jan 09 2019 Brief of respondent Tempnology, LLC, n/k/a Old Cold LLC filed.
Jan 11 2019 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit.
Jan 15 2019 CIRCULATED
Jan 18 2019 Record from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit is electronic and located on PACER, with the exception of one envelop containing the Joint Appendix.
Jan 22 2019 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Feb 08 2019 Reply of petitioner Mission Product Holdings, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 20 2019 Argued. For petitioner: Danielle Spinelli, Washington, D. C.; and Zachary D. Tripp, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, Washington, D. C.
May 20 2019 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a concurring opinion. Gorsuch, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
Jun 21 2019 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Danielle Mary Spinelli
Counsel of Record
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006

danielle.spinelli@wilmerhale.com
Ph: (202) 663-6901
Party name: Mission Product Holdings, Inc.


Attorneys for Respondents
Douglas Harry Hallward-Driemeier
Counsel of Record
Ropes & Gray, LLP
2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006-6807

DOUGLAS.HALLWARD-DRIEMEIER@ROPESGRAY.COM
Ph: 202-508-4776
Party name: Tempnology, LLC, n/k/a Old Cold LLC


Lee Harrington
Nixon Peabody LLP
100 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02492

lharrington@nixonpeabody.com
Ph: (617)-345-1000
Party name: Tempnology, LLC, n/k/a Old Cold LLC


Other Attorneys
David H. Bernstein
Counsel of Record
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
66 Hudson Boulevard
New York, NY 10001

DHBERNSTEIN@DEBEVOISE.COM
Ph: (212) 909-6000
Party name: The International Trademark Association


Eric F. Citron
Counsel of Record
Goldstein & Russell, P.C.
7475 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 850
Bethesda, MD 20814

ec@goldsteinrussell.com
Ph: (301) 362-0636
Party name: Law Professors


Theodore H. Davis Jr.
Counsel of Record
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP
1100 Peachtree Street Suite 2800
Atlanta, GA 30309-4530

TDAVIS@KILPATRICKTOWNSEND.COM
Ph: 404815-6534
Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association


Stephen J. Smirti Jr.
Counsel of Record
RIVKIN RADLER LLP
926 RXR Plaza
Uniondale, NY 11556

steve.smirti@rivkin.com
Ph: 516-357-3000
Party name: NEW YORK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION


Travis Ryan Wimberly
Counsel of Record
Pirkey Barber PLLC
600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2120
Austin, TX 78701

twimberly@pirkeybarber.com
Ph: 512-322-5200
Party name: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION


Noel John Francisco
Jones Day
51 Louisiana Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

NJFRANCISCO@JONESDAY.COM
Ph: (202) 879-3939
Party name: UNITED STATES