No. 10-1219
Title:
David J. Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner
v.
Gilbert P. Hyatt
Docketed:April 7, 2011
Linked with 10A735
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  Case Nos.:(2007-1066)
  Decision Date:November 8, 2010
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jan 25 2011 Application (10A735) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 6, 2011 to March 8, 2011, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Jan 26 2011 Application (10A735) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until March 8, 2011.
Feb 24 2011 Application (10A735) to extend further the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 8, 2011 to April 7, 2011, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Feb 25 2011 Application (10A735) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until April 7, 2011.
Apr 7 2011 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 9, 2011)
May 2 2011 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 27, 2011.
May 27 2011 Brief of respondent Gilbert P. Hyatt in opposition filed.
Jun 6 2011 Reply of petitioner David J. Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office filed.
Jun 7 2011 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 23, 2011.
Jun 14 2011 Supplemental brief of respondent Gilbert P. Hyatt filed. (Distributed)
Jun 17 2011 Supplemental brief of petitioner David J. Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office filed. (Distributed)
Jun 27 2011 Petition GRANTED.
Jul 13 2011 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 29, 2011.
Jul 13 2011 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 17, 2011.
Aug 24 2011 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or neither party received from counsel for the respondent.
Aug 29 2011 Joint appendix filed. (Four Volumes)
Aug 29 2011 Brief of petitioner David J. Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office filed.
Sep 6 2011 Brief amici curiae of Verizon Communications Inc., et al. filed.
Sep 6 2011 Brief amici curiae of Intel Corp., et al. filed.
Sep 6 2011 Brief amicus curiae of IEEE-USA in support of neither party filed.
Sep 6 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association in support of neither party filed.
Sep 6 2011 Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.
Oct 7 2011 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including October 31, 2011.
Oct 25 2011 Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association filed.
Oct 31 2011 Brief of respondent Gilbert P. Hyatt filed.
Nov 14 2011 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, January 9, 2012.
Nov 15 2011 CIRCULATED.
Nov 30 2011 Reply of petitioner David J. Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office filed. (Distributed)
Jan 9 2012 Argued. For petitioner: Ginger D. Anders, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Aaron M. Panner, Washington, D. C.
Apr 18 2012 Judgment is affirmed and case remanded. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Sotomayor, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Breyer, J., joined.
May 21 2012 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
May 31 2012 Record returned to U.S.C.A. for Federal Circuit.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: David J. Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office
 
Ginger D. Anders Assistant to the Solicitor General
Solicitor General's Office
Department of Justice
Washington,, DC  20530
Party name: David J. Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office
Attorneys for Respondent:
Aaron M. Panner Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C.(202) 326-7900
    Counsel of Record1615 M Street, N.W.
Suite 400
Washington, DC  20036
apanner@khhte.com
Party name: Gilbert P. Hyatt
Other:
John A. Dragseth Fish & Richardson, P.C., P.A.(612) 335-5070
3200 RBC Plaza
60 South 6th Street
Minneapolis, MN  55402
dragseth@fr.com
Party name: Intel Corp., et al.
 
Robert M. Isackson Intellectual Property Law Association(212) 506-5000
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY  10019
rmisackson@orrick.com
Party name: Intellectual Property Owners Association in support of neither party
 
Daryl L. Joseffer King & Spalding LLP(202) 737-0500
1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
djoseffer@kslaw.com
Party name: Verizon Communications Inc., et al.
 
Chris J. Katopis 1308 Clifton Street, N.W.(202) 200-9490
Washington, DC  20009
chriskatopis@gmail.com
Party name: IEEE-USA in support of neither party
 
Charles E. Miller Sills Cummis & Gross LLP(212) 643-7000
Rockefeller Center - GE Building, 29th Floor
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY  10112
cmiller@sillscummis.com
Party name: New York Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party
 
Vernon M. Winters Greenberg Traurig, LLP(415) 655-1300
153 Townsend Street, 8th Floor
San Francisco, CA  94107
Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association