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Alfonso Cioffi, et al. v. Google LLC

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2018-1049 · judgment April 18, 2023

Certiorari denied · November 13, 2023

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

Should the Antares Pharma, Inc. v. Medac Pharma Inc., 771 F.3d 1354, 1358 (Fed. Cir. 2014) “exact embodiment” standard for “original patent” disclosure be overruled as inconsistent with 35 U.S.C. § 251 and this Court’s decision in U.S. Industrial Chemicals, Inc. v. Carbide & Carbon Chemicals, Corp., 315 U.S. 668 (1942)?

For petitioner
Eric William Benisek
Vasquez Benisek & Lindgren LLP

For respondent
Dan L. Bagatell
Perkins Coie LLP

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Nov 13 2023
Petition DENIED.
Oct 24 2023
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2023.
Oct 23 2023
Waiver of right of respondent Google LLC to respond filed.
Main Document
Oct 16 2023
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 20, 2023)
Petition Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service