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LifeScan Scotland, Ltd. v. Pharmatech Solutions, Inc.

Petition for certiorari denied on January 9, 2017

Docket No.	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
16-377	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2016

Issue: Whether the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act permits the Patent Trial and Appeal Board instead of the Director to make inter partes review institution decisions.

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Petitions of the day (Kate Howard, October 25, 2016)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
07/29/2016	Application (16A109) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 8, 2016 to September 20, 2016, submitted to The Chief Justice.
08/02/2016	Application (16A109) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until September 20, 2016.
09/20/2016	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 24, 2016)
10/19/2016	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 23, 2016, for all respondents.
11/18/2016	Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including December 7, 2016, for all respondents.
12/07/2016	Brief of respondent Federal Respondent in opposition filed.
12/21/2016	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2017.
01/09/2017	Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.