Opinion
No. 20-74.
06-28-2021
Andrei IANCU, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Eugene H. LUOMA, et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Pfizer Inc., et al. Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Alan Stuart, as Trustee for the Cecil G. Stuart and Donna M. Stuart Revocable Living Trust Agreement, et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Vilox Technologies, LLC, et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Vaporstream, Inc., et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Document Security Systems, Inc., et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. VirnetX Inc., et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. AgroFresh, Inc., et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Polaris Innovations Ltd., et al.; United States, Petitioner, v. Polaris Innovations Ltd., et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Document Security Systems, Inc., et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Sound View Innovations, LLC, et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Sound View Innovations, LLC, et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. VirnetX Inc.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Drone-Control, LLC, et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Promptu Systems Corporation, et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Iron Oak Technologies, LLC, et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. High 5 Games, LLC, et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Protiva Biotherapeutics, Inc., et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Promptu Systems Corporation, et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Polaris Innovations Limited, et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Amgen Inc., et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Steuben Foods, Inc., et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. North Star Innovations, Inc., et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Polaris Innovations Limited, et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Next Caller, Inc., et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Horizon Pharma USA, Inc., et al.; United States, Petitioner, v. Rovi Guides, Inc., et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Dali Wireless Inc., et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Intex Recreation Corp., et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Team Worldwide Corporation, et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. GREE, Inc., et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Koninklijke KPN N. V., et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Personalized Media Communications, et al.; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. JHO Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC ; Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Signature Systems, LLC, et al.; and Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Boloro Global Limited.
On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Petition for writ of certiorari granted. Judgment vacated, and case remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for further consideration in light of United States v. Arthrex, Inc., 594 U.S. ––––, 141 S.Ct. 1970, 210 L.Ed.2d 268 (2021).