RPM International Inc. v. Stuart

 
DOCKET NO.
OP. BELOW
SUBJECT
Patent

Question(s) Presented

1. “Whether the court of appeals erred by vacating and remanding the case based on an Appointments Clause, U.S. Const. Art. II, ยง 2, Cl. 2, challenge raised for the first time in a pre-briefing motion before the court of appeals.”

2. “Whether the court of appeals erred by holding administrative patent judges of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board are principal officers under the Appointments Clause.”

Posts About this Case

Date
Proceedings and Orders
October 28, 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/13/2020.
November 9, 2020
Response Requested. (Due December 9, 2020)
December 23, 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
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).
July 30, 2021
JUDGMENT ISSUED.