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Whitserve LLC v. Donuts Inc., et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2019-2240, 2019-2241 · judgment April 10, 2020

Certiorari denied · November 16, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Question presented

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Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael Joseph Kosma
Whitmyer IP Group LLC

For respondent
Brian S. Rosenbloom
Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 16 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 28 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/13/2020.
  3. Oct 23 2020
    Reply of petitioner Whitserve LLC filed. (Distributed)
  4. Oct 13 2020
    Brief of respondents Donuts Inc., et al. in opposition filed.
  5. Sep 08 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 13, 2020)