| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Sep 4 2001 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 7, 2001) |
| Oct 9 2001 | Brief of respondent Vornado Air Circulation in opposition filed. |
| Oct 24 2001 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 9, 2001 |
| Nov 6 2001 | Reply brief of petitioner The Holmes Group, Inc. filed. |
| Nov 8 2001 | Petition GRANTED. limited to Questions 1 and 3 presented by the |
| | petition. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT March 19, 2002. |
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| Dec 21 2001 | Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's |
| | brief on the merits to and including January 4, 2002. |
| Jan 3 2002 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Jan 4 2002 | Brief of petitioner The Holmes Group, Inc. filed. |
| Jan 23 2002 | CIRCULATED. |
| Feb 11 2002 | Brief of respondent Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc. filed. |
| Feb 11 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Patent, Trademark & Copyright Sect. of DC Bar |
| | Assocition filed. |
| Feb 28 2002 | Record filed. |
| Mar 5 2002 | Record filed. |
| Mar 12 2002 | Reply brief of petitioner The Holmes Group, Inc. filed. |
| Mar 19 2002 | ARGUED. |
| Jun 3 2002 | Adjudged to be VACATED and REMANDED Scalia, J., delivered the |
| | opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C.J., and Kennedy, |
| | Souter, Thomas, and Breyer, JJ., joined, and in which Stevens, J., |
| | joined as to Parts I and II-A. Stevens, J., filed an opinion |
| | concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Ginsburg, J., |
| | filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which O'Connor, |
| | J., joined. |
| Jul 3 2002 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jul 8 2002 | Record returned to the USDC Dist. of Kansas. |
| Mar 20 2003 | Reord returned to USCA Federal Circuit. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| James W. Dabney | 1155 Avenue of the Americas | 2127909090 |
| New York, NY 10036 | |
| Party name: The Holmes Group, Inc. |
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| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| Edward L. Brown | 125 North Market Street | |
| Suite 1100 | |
| Wichita, KS 67202 | |
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| Peter W. Gowdey | Shook, Hardy & Bacon | 2027838400 |
| 600 14th St., N.W., Suite 800 | |
| Washington, DC 20005-2004 | |
| Party name: Vornado Air Circulation systems, Inc. |
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| Other Attorneys: | | |
| David W. Long | Howrey Simon Arnold White | 2027830800 |
| 1299 Pennsylvania Ave. | |
| Washington, DC 20004 | |
| Party name: Patent, Trademark & Copyright Sect. of DC Bar Assocition |
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