Cooper v. Lee
Petition for certiorari denied on October 11, 2016
Issue: Whether 35 U.S.C. § 318(b) violates Article III of the Constitution, to the extent that it empowers an executive agency tribunal to assert judicial power canceling private property rights among private parties embroiled in a private federal dispute of a type known in the common law courts of 1789, rather than merely issue an advisory opinion as an adjunct to a trial court.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Jan 21 2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 29, 2016) |
| Feb 1 2016 | Consent to filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for petitioners. |
| Feb 4 2016 | Petitioner's amended Rule 29.6 Corporate Disclosure Statement received. |
| Feb 25 2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 30, 2016. |
| Feb 29 2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Adam Mossoff filed. |
| Feb 29 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Security People, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Mar 28 2016 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including April 11, 2016. |
| Apr 11 2016 | Brief of respondent Michelle K. Lee, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office in opposition filed. |
| Apr 25 2016 | Reply of petitioners J. Carl Cooper, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 26 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 12, 2016. |
| May 2 2016 | Rescheduled. |
| Jul 20 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2016. |
| Oct 3 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 7, 2016. |
| Oct 11 2016 | Petition DENIED. |
