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CPC Patent Technologies PTY Ltd. v. Apple Inc.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2022-128 · judgment April 22, 2022


Certiorari denied · October 3, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Question presented

The Question Presented is: Whether the Federal Circuit, a court with limited jurisdiction that includes cases “arising under” patent law, also has subject matter jurisdiction over a petition for writ of mandamus challenging a denial of a motion to transfer venue under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), a statute that does not arise under such law.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
George Clark Summerfield Jr.
K&L Gates LLP

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 03 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 24 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
  3. Jul 11 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 12, 2022)