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Alice v. CLS Bank (2012, USA)

Revision as of 19:55, 10 January 2013 by Ciaran (talk | contribs) (Deadline for the en banc hearing: the en banc order was 9 Oct)

Amicus briefs for CAFC en banc

The following are the 18 briefs listed by Patently-O on 19 December with the comment that "briefing continues" and that the brief from Alice and those supporting Alice are due in January 2013. I've read conflicting information about the deadlines (discussed below).

  1. Business Software Alliance
  2. EFF
  3. CCIA
  4. Clearing House Ass'n
  5. Google et al.
  6. Stites
  7. British Airways
  8. Profs Hollaar & Trzyna
  9. Juhasz law firm
  10. Philips
  11. Internet Retailers
  12. IP Owners Ass'n
  13. USA govt.
  14. Sigram Schindler
  15. NY IP Law Ass'n
  16. IP Law Ass'n of Chicago
  17. Conejo Valley Bar Ass'n
  18. IBM

Deadline for the en banc hearing

Can someone help reconcile these conflicting sources of information on the deadline for filing an amicus brief?

  • A lawyer told me the deadline was 45 days after the en banc order, which would make the deadline 22 Nov 2012
  • The US CAFC Rules of Practice, Rule #31a, says 60 days, which would be 9 December 2012
  • But the en banc order was 9 Oct and yet US govt filed their brief on 14 Dec, and Patently-O said on 19 Dec that "briefing continues"

So what was the deadline? Or is it still open??

Timeline

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  • 2012-11-22: Deadline for submitting amicus brief for the en banc rehearing (right? 45 days after the en banc order)
  • 2012-10-09: CAFC vacates own 9 July opinion and agrees to rehear case en banc
  • 2012-07-09: CAFC publishes opinion in this appeal ("panel decision")
  • 201?-??-??: Appeal filed to CAFC; granted
  • 2011-03-09: District court enters final judgement
  • 2010-02-02: CAFC denies petition for interlocutory appeal

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