Iancu v. Fall Line Patents, LLC

 
DOCKET NO.
OP. BELOW
SUBJECT
Patent

Question(s) Presented

“Whether, for purposes of the Appointments Clause, U.S. Const. Art. II, § 2, Cl. 2, administrative patent judges of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office are principal officers who must be appointed by the President with the Senate’s advice and consent, or ‘inferior Officers’ whose appointment Congress has permissibly vested in a department head.”

Posts About this Case

Date
Proceedings and Orders
February 10, 2021
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021.
February 22, 2021
Response Requested. (Due March 24, 2021)
April 7, 2021
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/23/2021.
June 21, 2021
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
June 28, 2021
Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of United States v. Arthrex, Inc., 594 U. S. ___ (2021). Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
July 30, 2021
JUDGMENT ISSUED.