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No. 20-915
 
Title: Unicolors, Inc., Petitioner
v.
H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P.
Docketed: January 8, 2021
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (18-56253, 18-56548)
   Decision Date: May 29, 2020
   Rehearing Denied: August 7, 2020
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jan 04 2021 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 8, 2021)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 19 2021 Waiver of right of respondent H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P., et al. to respond filed.
Main Document
Jan 27 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
Feb 09 2021 Response Requested. (Due March 11, 2021)
Mar 04 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 11, 2021 to April 1, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Mar 05 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 1, 2021.
Mar 11 2021 Brief amici curiae of American Society of Media Photographers and California Society of Entertainment Lawyers filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Apr 01 2021 Brief of respondents H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P., et al. in opposition filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Apr 12 2021 Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from April 21, 2021 to May 4, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Apr 13 2021 Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until May 4, 2021 granted.
May 03 2021 Reply of petitioner Unicolors, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 04 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/20/2021.
May 24 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021.
Jun 01 2021 Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
Jun 25 2021 Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Main Document
Jul 12 2021 Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 3, 2021. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 21, 2021.
Jul 13 2021 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Unicolors, Inc.
Blanket Consent
Jul 19 2021 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P., et al.
Blanket Consent
Aug 03 2021 Brief of petitioner Unicolors, Inc. filed.
Main Document Other Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 03 2021 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost filed)
Main Document Proof of Service
Aug 10 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Copyright Alliance filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 10 2021 Brief amicus curiae of The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago in support of neither party filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 10 2021 Brief amici curiae of American Society of Media Photographers and California Society of Entertainment Lawyers filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 10 2021 Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 10 2021 Brief amici curiae of Intellectual Property Law Professors filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 10 2021 Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Aug 16 2021 ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, November 8, 2021.
Sep 01 2021 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Sep 21 2021 CIRCULATED
Sep 21 2021 Brief of respondents H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 22 2021 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
Proof of Service Main Document
Sep 27 2021 Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 28 2021 Brief amici curiae of Professors of Copyright Law filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 28 2021 Brief amici curiae of Center for Democracy & Technology and Electronic Frontier Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 28 2021 Brief amici curiae of Andrew D. Lockton and McHale & Slavin, P.A. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 28 2021 Brief amici curiae of California Fashion Association filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 28 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Victoria Burke filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 28 2021 Amicus brief of National Retail Federation not accepted for filing. (Corrected version submitted) (October 04, 2021)
Sep 28 2021 Brief amicus curiae of National Retail Federation filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 12 2021 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED.
Oct 14 2021 The record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.
Oct 14 2021 Reply of petitioner Unicolors, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 18 2021 The time for oral argument is allotted as follows: 20 minutes for petitioner, 15 minutes for the Acting Solicitor General, and 35 minutes for respondent.
Nov 08 2021 Argued. For petitioner: E. Joshua Rosenkranz, New York, N. Y.; and Melissa N. Patterson, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Peter K. Stris, Los Angeles, Cal.
Feb 24 2022 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Alito, J., joined, and in which Gorsuch, J., joined, except as to Part II.
Mar 28 2022 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
E. Joshua Rosenkranz
Counsel of Record
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
jrosenkranz@orrick.com
Ph: 212-506-5380
Party name: Unicolors, Inc.


Scott Alan Burroughs
Doniger / Burroughs APC
603 Rose Avenue
Venice, CA 90291
scott@donigerlawfirm.com
Ph: 3105901820
Party name: Unicolors, Inc.


Attorneys for Respondents
Staci Jennifer Riordan
Counsel of Record
Nixon Peabody LLP
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 4100
Los Angeles, CA 90071
sriordan@nixonpeabody.com
Ph: 2136296000
Party name: H&M Hennes & Mauritz LP


Peter K. Stris
Counsel of Record
Stris and Maher LLP
777 S. Figueroa Street
Suite 3850
Los Angeles, CA 90017
pstris@stris.com
Ph: 2139956800
Party name: H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P., et al.


Other Attorneys
Samuel Gary Brooks
Counsel of Record
Call & Jensen, a Professional Corporation
610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 700
Newport Beach, CA 92660
sbrooks@calljensen.com
Ph: 949.717.3000
Party name: National Retail Federation


Margaret M. Duncan
Counsel of Record
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
25 E Pearson Street
Chicago, IL 60611
mduncan@luc.edu
Ph: 312 915 7120
Party name: The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago


Roy T. Englert Jr.
Counsel of Record
Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner LLP
2000 K Street, N.W
4th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
renglert@robbinsrussell.com
Ph: 2027754503
Party name: Professors of Copyright Law


Kelly M. Klaus
Counsel of Record
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
560 Mission St
27th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Kelly.Klaus@mto.com
Ph: 415-512-4000
Party name: Copyright Alliance


Jeffrey Lewis
Jeff Lewis Law
609 Deep Valley Drive
Suite 200
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
Jeff@JeffLewisLaw.com
Ph: 3109354001
Party name: California Fashion Association


Thomas Blake Maddrey
Counsel of Record
American Society of Media Photographers, Inc.
Four Embarcadero Center
Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA 94111
maddrey@asmp.org
Ph: 2147011875
Party name: American Society of Media Photographers and California Society of Entertainment Lawyers


Edward Fortune McHale
Counsel of Record
McHale & Slavin, P.A.
2855 PGA Boulevard
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33401
emchale@mchaleslavin.com
Ph: 561-625-6575
Party name: Andrew D. Lockton and McHale & Slavin, P.A.


Nancy J. Mertzel
Counsel of Record
Mertzel Law PLLC
5 Penn Plaza, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10001
nancy@mertzel-law.com
Ph: 646-965-6900
Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association


Tyler Trent Ochoa
Counsel of Record
Santa Clara University School of Law
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
ttochoa@scu.edu
Ph: 408-554-2765
Party name: Intellectual Property Law Professors


John Paul O'Herron
Counsel of Record
ThompsonMcMullan, P.C.
100 Shockoe Slip, Third Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
joherron@t-mlaw.com
Ph: 8046986253
Party name: Victoria Burke


Morgan Elliott Pietz
Counsel of Record
Pietz & Shahriari, LLP
9454 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 310
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
morgan@pstrials.com
Ph: 3104245557
Party name: California Fashion Association


Elizabeth B. Prelogar
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


Robert Lloyd Raskopf
Counsel of Record
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
51 Madison Ave., 22nd Fl.
New York, NY 10010
robertraskopf@quinnemanuel.com
Ph: 2128497185
Party name: New York Intellectual Property Law Association


Jonathan Lentine Williams
Counsel of Record
Jonathan L. Williams, P.A.
113 South Monroe Street, First Floor
Tallahassee, FL 32301
jw@jonathanwilliamslaw.com
Ph: 850-706-0940
Party name: Center for Democracy & Technology and Electronic Frontier Foundation

 

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