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AstraZeneca UK Limited, et al. v. Joshua Atchley, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 20-7077 · judgment January 4, 2022


GVR'd · June 24, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 6% cert probability (95% interval 4%–9%)

Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before and a D.C. Circuit decision below.

Question presented

JESSICA S. CAREY BETH S. BRINKMANN PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, MAUREEN F. BROWNE WHARTON & GARRISON LLP DAVID M. ZIONTS 1285 Avenue of the Americas S. CONRAD SCOTT New York, NY 10019-6064 COVINGTON & BURLING LLP United States One City Center

  1. 373-3000 850 Tenth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 Counsel for Johnson & John- (202) 662-5312 son, Cilag GmbH International, Ethicon Endo-Sur- Counsel for F. Hoffmann-La gery, LLC, Ethicon, Inc., Roche Ltd Janssen Ortho LLC, Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Johnson DAVID W. BOWKER & Johnson (Middle East) CATHERINE M.A. CARROLL Inc., and Ortho Biologics LLC LEON T. KENWORTHY DONNA M. FARAG JOHN B. BELLINGER III WILMER CUTLER PICKERING DAVID J. WEINER HALE AND DORR LLP ARNOLD & PORTER 2100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW KAYE SCHOLER LLP Washington, DC 20037 601 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. (202) 663-6000 Washington, DC 20001

  2. 942-5000 Counsel for Genentech, Inc. and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. ROBERT REEVES ANDERSON ARNOLD & PORTER PAUL S. MISHKIN KAYE SCHOLER LLP DAVID B. TOSCANO 1144 Fifteenth Street, CRAIG T. CAGNEY Suite 3100 DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL Denver, CO 80202-1370 LLP

  3. 863-2325 450 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 Counsel for GE Healthcare (202) 450-4292 USA Holding LLC, GE Medical Systems Information Counsel for AstraZeneca Technologies, Inc., and GE Pharmaceuticals LP and Medical Systems Information AstraZeneca UK Limited Technologies GmbH

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Lisa S. Blatt
Williams & Connolly LLP

For respondent
Joshua Daniel Branson
Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
2 cert-stage

Linked docket
22A868

Proceedings

  1. Jul 26 2024
    Judgment Issued.
  2. Jun 24 2024
    Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh, 598 U. S. 471 (2023). Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  3. Jun 04 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024.
  4. Jun 04 2024
    Supplemental brief of petitioners AstraZeneca UK Limited, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  5. May 21 2024
    Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
  6. Oct 02 2023
    The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration of this petition.
  7. Sep 06 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
  8. Sep 06 2023
    Reply of petitioners AstraZeneca UK Limited, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  9. Aug 23 2023
    Brief of respondents Joshua Atchley, et al. in opposition filed.
  10. Aug 04 2023
    Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
  11. Jul 26 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 23, 2023.
  12. Jul 25 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 4, 2023 to August 23, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
  13. Jun 30 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 4, 2023)
  14. Apr 06 2023
    Application (22A868) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 2, 2023.
  15. Apr 03 2023
    Application (22A868) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 4, 2023 to July 3, 2023, submitted to The Chief Justice.