Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Apple Inc.
Petition for certiorari denied on November 6, 2017
Issue: (1) Whether the court's decisions in Graham v. John Deere Co. and KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc. require a court to hold patents obvious as a matter of law under 35 U.S.C. § 103 where the patents make at most trivial advances over technologies well-known to a person of skill in the art; (2) whether the court's decision in eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C. requires application of the four-factor test for injunctions in accordance with traditional equitable principles, and therefore requires more than merely "some connection" between an infringing feature and asserted irreparable harm to support issuance of an injunction for patent infringement; and (3) whether the court's decision in Warner-Jenkinson Co. v. Hilton Davis Chemical Co. requires evidence that an accused product meets all elements of the relevant claim to support entry of a judgment of patent infringement. CVSG: 10/04/2017
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Today's orders (part 2) (Amy Howe, June 27, 2017)
- Petition of the day (Aurora Barnes, May 19, 2017)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 02/17/2017 | Application (16A823) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 26, 2017 to March 29, 2017, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| 02/21/2017 | Application (16A823) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until March 29, 2017. |
| 03/10/2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 10, 2017) |
| 03/30/2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 22, 2017. |
| 04/10/2017 | Brief amici curiae of Public Knowledge, et al. filed. |
| 04/10/2017 | Brief amici curiae of The Hispanic Leadership Fund, et al. filed. |
| 04/10/2017 | Brief amici curiae of The Software & Information Industry Association, et al. filed. |
| 04/10/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Professors filed. |
| 05/22/2017 | Brief of respondent Apple Inc. in opposition filed. |
| 06/05/2017 | Reply of petitioners Samsung Electronics Co., et al. filed. |
| 06/06/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 22, 2017. |
| 06/26/2017 | The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
| 10/04/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| 10/17/2017 | Supplemental brief of petitioners Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., et al. filed. |
| 10/18/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/3/2017. |
| 11/06/2017 | Petition DENIED. |