No. 20-891
 
Title: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Petitioner
v.
Neapco Holdings LLC, et al.
Docketed: January 5, 2021
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
   Case Numbers: (2018-1763)
   Decision Date: July 31, 2020
 
Proceedings and Orders
Dec 28 2020 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 4, 2021)
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Jan 08 2021 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
Blanket Consent
Jan 11 2021 Waiver of right of respondent Neapco Holdings LLC, et al. to respond filed.
Main Document
Jan 13 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
Jan 25 2021 Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 29 2021 Response Requested. (Due March 1, 2021)
Jan 29 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Alliance of U.S. Startups & Inventors for Jobs filed.
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Feb 04 2021 Brief amici curiae of The Chicago Patent Attorneys filed.
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Feb 05 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
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Feb 05 2021 Brief amicus curiae of New York City Bar Association filed.
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Feb 08 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 31, 2021.
Mar 01 2021 Brief amici curiae of Professors Jeffrey A. Lefstin and Peter S. Menell filed.
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Mar 01 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Ameranth, Inc. filed.
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Mar 01 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Jeremy C. Doerre filed.
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Mar 01 2021 Brief amici curiae of Biotechnology Innovation Organization and AUTM filed.
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Mar 01 2021 Brief amici curiae of United States Senator Thom Tillis, Honorable Paul R. Michel and Honorable David J. Kappos filed.(Corrected version submitted 3/12/2021)
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Mar 01 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Houston Intellectual Property Law Association filed.
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Mar 31 2021 Brief of respondents Neapco Holdings LLC, et al. in opposition filed.
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Apr 12 2021 Reply of petitioner American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. filed.
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Apr 14 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/30/2021.
May 03 2021 The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
May 24 2022 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Jun 07 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/23/2022.
Jun 07 2022 Supplemental brief of respondents Neapco Holdings LLC, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Jun 29 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2022.
Jun 30 2022 Petition DENIED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
James Richard Nuttall
Counsel of Record
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
227 West Monroe, Suite 4700
Chicago, IL 60606
jnuttall@steptoe.com
Ph: 312-577-1260
Party name: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.


Attorneys for Respondents
J. Michael Huget
Counsel of Record
Honigman LLP
315 East Eisenhower Parkway
Suite 100
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
mhuget@honigman.com
Ph: 734-418-4254
Party name: Neapco Holdings LLC, et al.


Other Attorneys
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
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: United States


Jeremy Cooper Doerre
Counsel of Record
Tillman Wright, PLLC
3440 Toringdon Way, Suite 310
Charlotte, NC 28277
jdoerre@ti-law.com
Ph: 7042484883
Party name: Jeremy C. Doerre


Lester Lee Eubanks IV
Counsel of Record
Eubanks PLLC
12777 Jones Rd.
Suite 465
Houston, TX 77070
leubanks@eubanksip.com
Ph: 2819754005
Party name: Houston Intellectual Property Law Association


Jerrold Joseph Ganzfried
Counsel of Record
Ganzfried Law
5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Suite 440
Washington, DC 20015
JJG@ganzfriedlaw.com
Ph: 202-486-2004
Party name: Ameranth, Inc.


Charles Robert Macedo
Counsel of Record
Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP
90 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
cmacedo@arelaw.com
Ph: 212-336-8000
Party name: New York Intellectual Property Law Association


Peter S. Menell
Counsel of Record
University of California
Univ. of California, Berkeley School of Law
225 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94720-7200
pmenell@law.berkeley.edu
Ph: 5106425489
Party name: Professors Jeffrey A. Lefstin and Peter S. Menell


Kevin Edward Noonan
Counsel of Record
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
300 South Wacker Drive, Suite 3100
Chicago, IL 60606
noonan@mbhb.com
Ph: 312-913-0001
Party name: The Chicago Patent Attorneys


Aaron Ligoury Joseph Pereira
Counsel of Record
Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP
2001 Market Street
Suite #2800
Philadelphia, NJ 19103
apereira@panitchlaw.com
Ph: 2159651348
Party name: New York City Bar Association


Robert Joseph Rando
Counsel of Record
Association of Amicus Counsel
490 Merrick Road
Suite 350
Massapequa Park, NY 11762
rrando@amicuscounsel.org
Ph: 5167999800
Party name: United States Senator Thom Tillis, Honorable Paul R. Michel and Honorable David J. Kappos


Robert P. Taylor
Counsel of Record
RPT Legal Strategies PC
2443 Fillmore Street
Suite 332
San Francisco, CA 94115
robert.taylor@rptstrategies.com
Ph: (415) 447-3975
Party name: Alliance of U.S. Startups & Inventors for Jobs


Jason Edward Weil
Counsel of Record
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
2001 Market Street, Suite 4100, Two Commerce Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
jweil@akingump.com
Ph: 215-965-1328
Party name: Biotechnology Innovation Organization and AUTM


Jason Edward Weil
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
2001 Market Street, Suite 4100, Two Commerce Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
jweil@akingump.com
Ph: 215-965-1328
Party name: Biotechnology Innovation and AUTM