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Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2016-2022, 2016-2023, 2016-2024 · judgment March 17, 2017

Certiorari denied · April 30, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Patrick Malin Arenz
Robins Kaplan LLP

For respondent
Douglas Harry Hallward-Driemeier
Ropes & Gray, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences

Linked docket
16A1230

Proceedings

  1. Apr 30 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 24 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/27/2018.
  3. Mar 21 2018
    Letter of March 21, 2018 from counsel for respondents received.
  4. Nov 01 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2017.
  5. Oct 31 2017
    Reply of petitioner Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC filed.
  6. Oct 18 2017
    Brief of respondents Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., et al. in opposition filed.
  7. Sep 18 2017
    Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 18, 2017.
  8. Aug 17 2017
    Response Requested. (Due September 18, 2017)
  9. Aug 16 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/25/2017.
  10. Aug 14 2017
    Waiver of right of respondents Samsung Electronics Co., et al. to respond filed.
  11. Jul 14 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 21, 2017)
  12. Jun 15 2017
    Application (16A1230) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 14, 2017.
  13. Jun 14 2017
    Application (16A1230) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 15, 2017 to August 14, 2017, submitted to The Chief Justice.
  14. Jun 14 2017
    Response to application from respondent Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., et al. filed.