Apple Inc. v. Optis Cellular Technology, LLC
Petition for certiorari denied on January 18, 2022
Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit may review, by appeal or mandamus, a decision of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office denying a petition for inter partes review of a patent, where review is sought on the grounds that the denial rested on an agency rule that exceeds the PTO’s authority under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, is arbitrary or capricious, or was adopted without required notice-and-comment rulemaking.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Jul 26 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 27, 2021) |
| Aug 04 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 27, 2021 to September 27, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Aug 05 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 27, 2021, for all respondents. |
| Aug 25 2021 | Waiver of right of respondent Optis Cellular Technology, LLC, et al. to respond filed. |
| Aug 25 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Jeremy C. Doerre in support of neither party filed. |
| Aug 27 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Computer and Communications Industry Association filed. |
| Aug 27 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Leading Innovators filed. |
| Aug 27 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of ACT | The App Association filed. |
| Aug 27 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Roku, Inc. filed. |
| Sep 20 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 27, 2021 to October 27, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Sep 21 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 27, 2021, for all respondents. |
| Oct 27 2021 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| Nov 15 2021 | Reply of petitioner Apple Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 16 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021. |
| Nov 23 2021 | Response Requested. (Due December 23, 2021) |
| Dec 15 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 23, 2021 to January 24, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Dec 16 2021 | Response to motion to extend the time to file a response from petitioner Apple Inc. filed. |
| Dec 16 2021 | Reply of Optis Cellular Technology, LLC, et al. in support of request for an extension of time filed. |
| Dec 17 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response DENIED. |
| Dec 23 2021 | Brief of respondents Private Respondents in opposition filed. |
| Dec 24 2021 | Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition under Rule 15.5 filed. |
| Dec 28 2021 | Reply of petitioner Apple Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 29 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022. |
| Jan 18 2022 | Petition DENIED. |
