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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
Discretionary Court Decision Date:

Questions Presented

Date	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.

NAME	ADDRESS	PHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
E. Joshua Rosenkranz Counsel of Record	Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 51 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019 jrosenkranz@orrick.com	212-506-5380
Party name: Unicolors, Inc.
Scott Alan Burroughs	Doniger / Burroughs APC 603 Rose Avenue Venice, CA 90291 scott@donigerlawfirm.com	3105901820
Party name: Unicolors, Inc.
Attorneys for Respondent
Staci Jennifer Riordan Counsel of Record	Nixon Peabody LLP 300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 4100 Los Angeles, CA 90071 sriordan@nixonpeabody.com	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	2139956800
Party name: H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P., et al.
Other
Samuel Gary Brooks Counsel of Record	Call & Jensen, a Professional Corporation 610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 700 Newport Beach, CA 92660 sbrooks@calljensen.com	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	850-706-0940
Party name: Center for Democracy & Technology and Electronic Frontier Foundation