No. 18-916
 
Title: Thryv, Inc., fka Dex Media, Inc., Petitioner
v.
Click-To-Call Technologies, LP, et al.
Docketed: January 15, 2019
Linked with: 18A485
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
   Case Numbers: (2015-1242)
   Decision Date: August 16, 2018
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Oct 30 2018 Application (18A485) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 14, 2018 to December 14, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service
Nov 07 2018 Application (18A485) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until December 14, 2018.
Nov 19 2018 Application (18A485) to extend further the time from December 14, 2018 to January 11, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Written Request Proof of Service
Nov 20 2018 Application (18A485) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 11, 2019.
Jan 11 2019 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 14, 2019)
Petition Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Feb 06 2019 Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 14, 2019 to March 18, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Feb 06 2019 Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 14, 2019 to April 1, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
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Feb 07 2019 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 18, 2019, for all respondents.
Feb 12 2019 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 1, 2019, for all respondents.
Feb 13 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Frontier Communications Corporation filed.
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Feb 13 2019 Brief amicus curiae of The Association for Accessible Medicines filed.
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Feb 14 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Superior Communications, Inc. filed.
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Mar 18 2019 Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 1, 2019 to May 1, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Mar 19 2019 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 1, 2019, for all respondents.
Mar 26 2019 Motion of Click-to-Call Technologies, LP, to extend the time to file a response from May 1, 2019 to May 8, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
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Mar 29 2019 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 8, 2019.
May 01 2019 Brief of Federal Respondent in opposition filed.
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May 08 2019 Brief of respondent Click-To-Call Technologies, LP in opposition filed.
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May 17 2019 Reply of petitioner Dex Media, Inc., filed.
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May 21 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2019.
May 28 2019 Rescheduled.
May 28 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2019.
Jun 17 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
Jun 24 2019 Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
Jul 09 2019 Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Jul 09 2019 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Dex Media, Inc.
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Jul 09 2019 Joint motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 22, 2019. The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including October 7, 2019.
Jul 29 2019 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Dex Media, Inc.
Blanket Consent
Jul 29 2019 Notice of change of entity name of Dex Media, Inc. filed.
Main Document
Aug 13 2019 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Click-To-Call Technologies, LP,, et al.
Blanket Consent
Aug 16 2019 Joint motion for a further extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Main Document
Aug 20 2019 Joint motion to further extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is further extended to and including September 3, 2019. The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is further extended to and including October 28, 2019.
Aug 23 2019 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Sep 03 2019 Brief of Federal Respondent supporting reversal filed.
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Sep 03 2019 Brief of petitioner Thryv, Inc., fka Dex Media, Inc. filed.
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Sep 09 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Federal Circuit Bar Association in support of neither party filed.
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Sep 10 2019 Brief amicus curiae of PTAB Bar Association in support of neither party filed.
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Sep 10 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Atlanta Gas Light Company filed.
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Sep 10 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Intel Corporation filed.
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Sep 10 2019 Brief amici curiae of ON Semiconductor Corporation, et al. filed.
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Sep 10 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Superior Communications, Inc. filed.
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Sep 10 2019 Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.
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Sep 10 2019 Brief amici curiae of AARP and AARP Foundation filed.
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Sep 13 2019 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, December 9, 2019. VIDED.
Sep 13 2019 Motion for divided argument filed by the Solicitor General.
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Oct 18 2019 Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association filed.
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Oct 23 2019 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit.
Oct 25 2019 CIRCULATED
Oct 28 2019 Brief of respondent Click-To-Call Technologies, LP filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 01 2019 Record from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer, with the exception of 1 enevelope of confidential documents.
Nov 04 2019 Amicus brief of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America not accepted for filing. (November 04, 2019 - Corrected version submitted).
Nov 04 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America filed. (November 4, 2019) (Distributed)
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Nov 04 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Biotechnology Innovation Organization filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 04 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Stephen I. Vladeck filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 04 2019 Brief amici curiae of Professors of Patent and Administrative Law filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 04 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Power Integrations, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 12 2019 Motion for divided argument filed by respondent GRANTED.
Nov 15 2019 Letter from counsel for amici Professors of Patent and Administrative Law notifying Clerk of receipt of consent from all parties to the filing of an amicus brief filed.
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Nov 26 2019 Reply of petitioner Thryv, Inc., fka Dex Media, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 27 2019 Reply of respondent Federal Respondent filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 09 2019 Argued. For petitioner: Adam H. Charnes, Dallas, Tex. For federal respondent supporting reversal: Jonathan Y. Ellis, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For private respondent: Daniel L. Geyser, Dallas, Tex.
Apr 20 2020 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer, Kagan, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined, and in which Thomas and Alito, JJ., joined except as to Part III–C. Gorsuch, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor, J., joined as to Parts I, II, III, and IV.
May 22 2020 JUDGMENT ISSUED
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Adam Howard Charnes
Counsel of Record
Kilpatrick Townsend
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400
Dallas, TX 75201

acharnes@kilpatricktownsend.com
Ph: 214-922-7106
Party name: Thryv, Inc., fka Dex Media, Inc.


Attorneys for Respondents
Noel John Francisco
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SUPREMECTBRIEFS!USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: Federal Respondent


Daniel L. Geyser
Counsel of Record
Geyser P.C.
One Energy Square
4925 Greenville Ave., Ste. 200
Dallas, TX 75206

daniel.geyser@geyserpc.com
Ph: 214-800-2660
Party name: Click-To-Call Technologies, LP,, et al.


Other Attorneys
Jeffrey S. Bucholtz
Counsel of Record
King & Spalding LLP
1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006

jbucholtz@kslaw.com
Ph: 202-737-0500
Party name: Atlanta Gas Light Company


Joseph Carl Cecere
Counsel of Record
Cecere, PC
6035 McCommas Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75206

ccecere@cecerepc.com
Ph: 469-600-9455
Party name: Professor Stephen I. Vladeck


Paul R. Garcia
Counsel of Record
Frontier Communications Corporation
401 Merritt Seven
Norwalk, CT 06851

Paul.Garcia@ftr.com
Ph: 203-614-5214
Party name: Frontier Communications Corporation


Jonathan Alan Herstoff
Counsel of Record
Haug Partners LLP
745 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10151

jherstoff@haugpartners.com
Ph: 212-588-0800
Party name: Professors of Patent and Administrative Law


Andrew Martin Jacobs
Snell & Wilmer LLP
One South Church Avenue
400 East Van Buren Street, Ste.
Phoenix, AZ 85004-2202

ajacobs@swlaw.com
Ph: 602-382-6000
Party name: Superior Communications, Inc.


Barbara A. Jones
Counsel of Record
AARP Foundation
601 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20049

bjones@aarp.org
Ph: 2024346091
Party name: AARP and AARP Foundation


Scott Ethan Kamholz
Counsel of Record
Covington & Burling LLP
One CityCenter
850 Tenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001

skamholz@cov.com
Ph: 202-662-5339
Party name: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America


Naresh Kilaru
Counsel of Record
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLC
901 New York Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001

naresh.kilaru@finnegan.com
Ph: 2024084000
Party name: Federal Circuit Bar Association


Sydney M. Leach
Counsel of Record
Snell & Wilmer
One Arizona Center
400 East Van Buren, Suite 1900
Phoenix, AZ 85004-2202

sleach@swlaw.com
Ph: (602) 382 6372
Party name: Superior Communications, Inc.


Erick Joseph Palmer
Counsel of Record
Mayer Brown LLP
71 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606

ejpalmer@mayerbrown.com
Ph: 3127018352
Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association


William A. Rakoczy
Counsel of Record
RAKOCZY MOLINO MAZZOCHI SIWIK LLP
6 West Hubbard St.
Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60654

wrakoczy@rmmslegal.com
Ph: 312-527-2157
Party name: The Association for Accessible Medicines


Irena Royzman
Counsel of Record
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036

iroyzman@kramerlevin.com
Ph: (212) 715-9152
Party name: New York Intellectual Property Law Association


Amy Mason Saharia
Counsel of Record
Williams & Connolly LLP
725 Twelfth Street NW
Washington, DC 20005

asaharia@wc.com
Ph: 2024345847
Party name: Biotechnology Innovation Organization


Alexandra Anastasia Ekaterina Shapiro
Counsel of Record
Shapiro Arato Bach LLP
500 Fifth Avenue
40th Floor
New York, NY 10110

ashapiro@shapiroarato.com
Ph: 212 257-4880
Party name: Power Integrations, Inc.


Kathleen Marie Sullivan
Counsel of Record
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
51 Madison Ave., 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10010

kathleensullivan@quinnemanuel.com
Ph: (212) 849-7000
Party name: ON Semiconductor Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.


Adam G. Unikowsky
Counsel of Record
Jenner & Block LLP
1099 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001

AUnikowsky@jenner.com
Ph: 202-639-6041
Party name: PTAB Bar Association


Donald B. Verrilli Jr.
Counsel of Record
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
1155 F Streeet NW
7th Floor
Washington, DC 20004

donald.verrilli@mto.com
Ph: 202-220-1100
Party name: Intel Corporation