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No. 18-302
 
Title: Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner
v.
Erik Brunetti
Docketed: September 7, 2018
Linked with: 18A15
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
   Case Numbers: (2015-1109)
   Decision Date: December 15, 2017
   Rehearing Denied: April 12, 2018
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jun 29 2018 Application (18A15) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 11, 2018 to August 10, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service
Jul 05 2018 Application (18A15) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 10, 2018.
Jul 31 2018 Application (18A15) to extend further the time from August 10, 2018 to September 7, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Written Request Proof of Service
Aug 01 2018 Application (18A15) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until September 7, 2018.
Sep 07 2018 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 9, 2018)
Petition Proof of Service
Sep 28 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 9, 2018 to November 8, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document Proof of Service
Oct 02 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 8, 2018.
Nov 08 2018 Brief of respondent Erik Brunetti filed.
Main Document Other Proof of Service
Nov 28 2018 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
Dec 11 2018 Reply of petitioners Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office filed. (Distributed)
Proof of Service Main Document
Jan 04 2019 Petition GRANTED.
Feb 11 2019 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 15, 2019
Feb 15 2019 Joint appendix filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Feb 15 2019 Brief of petitioner Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office filed.
Proof of Service Main Document
Feb 19 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Kurt M. Anderson filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 19 2019 Consents for amicus brief of Kurt M. Anderson not accepted for filing. (March 04, 2019 -- Document not of the type that is to be filed electronically)
Feb 25 2019 Brief amicus curiae of The American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 26 2019 Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 18 2019 Brief of respondent Erik Brunetti filed.
Main Document Other Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 20 2019 CIRCULATED
Mar 21 2019 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit.
Mar 21 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 22 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Simon Tam filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 25 2019 Brief amici curiae of Professors Barton Beebe and Jeanne Fromer filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 25 2019 Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 25 2019 Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of the District of Columbia filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service
Mar 25 2019 Brief amici curiae of The Cato Institute, et. al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 25 2019 Brief amicus curiae of International Trademark Association filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 27 2019 Record from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.
Apr 02 2019 Reply of petitioner Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office filed. (Distributed)
Proof of Service Main Document
Apr 15 2019 Argued. For petitioner: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: John R. Sommer, Irvine, Cal.
Jun 24 2019 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a concurring opinion. Roberts, C. J., and Breyer, J., filed opinions concurring in part and dissenting in part. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Breyer, J., joined.
Jul 26 2019 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
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: Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office


Attorneys for Respondents
John R. Sommer
Counsel of Record
John R. Sommer, Attorney-at-Law
17426 Daimler Street
Irvine, CA 92614
sommerjohnr@gmail.com
Ph: 9497525344
Party name: Erik Brunetti


Other Attorneys
Kurt Michael Anderson
Counsel of Record
PO Box 15667
Minneapolis, MN 55415-0667
kurt@kmalawmn.com
Ph: 612-333-3185
Party name: Kurt M. Anderson


Stuart Banner
Counsel of Record
UCLA School of Law Supreme Court Clinic
405 Hilgard Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90095
banner@law.ucla.edu
Ph: 3102068506
Party name: Simon Tam


David H. Bernstein
Counsel of Record
Debevoise and Plimpton LLP
919 Third Ave.
New York, NY 10022
dhbernstein@debevoise.com
Ph: (212) 909-6000
Party name: INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION


Megan L. Brown
Counsel of Record
Wiley Rein LLP
1776 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
mbrown@wileyrein.com
Ph: 202-719-7000
Party name: The Rutherford Institute


Michael Carl Cannata
Counsel of Record
Rivkin Radler, LLP
926 RXR Plaza
Uniondale, NY 11556
michael.cannata@rivkin.com
Ph: 516-357-3000
Party name: New York Intellectual Property Law Association


David D. Cole
Counsel of Record
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
915 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
dcole@aclu.org
Ph: 212-675-2330
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of the District of Columbia


Theodore H. Davis Jr.
Counsel of Record
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
1100 Peachtree Street
Suite 2800
Atlanta, GA 30309-4530
tdavis@kilpatricktownsend.com
Ph: 4048156534
Party name: The American Intellectual Property Law Association


William McGinley Jay
Counsel of Record
Goodwin Procter, LLP
901 New York Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
WJay@goodwinlaw.com
Ph: 2023464190
Party name: Professors Barton Beebe and Jeanne Fromer


Ilya Shapiro
Counsel of Record
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
ishapiro@cato.org
Ph: 2028420200
Party name: The Cato Institute, et. al.


Caleb Randall Trotter
Counsel of Record
Pacific Legal Foundation
930 G Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
ctrotter@pacificlegal.org
Ph: 916-419-7111
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation

 

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