| No. 16-366 | ||||
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| Docketed: | September 22, 2016 | |||
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
| Case Nos.: | (2014-1771) |
| Decision Date: | January 13, 2016 |
| Rehearing Denied: | June 22, 2016 |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Sep 20 2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 24, 2016) |
| Oct 19 2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 28, 2016, for all respondents. |
| Oct 24 2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), et al. filed. |
| Oct 24 2016 | Brief amici curiae of 3M Company, et al. filed. |
| Nov 16 2016 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including December 7, 2016, for all respondents. |
| Dec 7 2016 | Brief of respondent Federal Respondent in opposition filed. |
| Dec 7 2016 | Brief of respondent Covidien LP in opposition filed. |
| Dec 21 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2017. |
| Dec 21 2016 | Reply of petitioner Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 9 2017 | Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | ||
| Pratik A. Shah | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP | (202) 887-4000 |
| Counsel of Record | 1333 New Hampshire Ave., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| pshah@akingump.com | ||
| Party name: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents: | ||
| Kathleen A. Daley | Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP LLP | (202) 408-4000 |
| Counsel of Record | 901 New York Ave., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20001-4413 | ||
| kathleen.daley@finnegan.com | ||
| Party name: Covidien LP | ||
| Ian Heath Gershengorn | Acting 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: Federal Respondent | ||
| Other: | ||
| Paul H. Berghoff | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP | (312) 913-0001 |
| 300 South Wacker Drive | ||
| Chicago, IL 60606 | ||
| berghoff@mbhb.com | ||
| Party name: 3M Company, et al. | ||
| Gregory L. Diskant | Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP | (212) 336-2000 |
| 1133 Avenue of the Americas | ||
| New York, NY 10036 | ||
| gldiskant@pbwt.com | ||
| Party name: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), et al. | ||