2017-1555 - Bennett Regulator Guards Inc v. Atlanta Gas Light Co

Detail

Case Number

2017-1555

Current Status

closed

Cause of Action

N/A

Related Case(s)

IPR2015-00826

Court

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Plaintiff(s)

Bennett Regulator Guards Inc

Defendant(s)

Atlanta Gas Light Co

Judge

JAMES B. ARPINJENNIFER S. BISKMIRIAM L. QUINNPATRICK M. BOUCHER

Filing Date

2017-02-01

Termination Date

2020-08-17

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Final Civil Docket 08-17-2020
Initial Civil Docket 02-01-2017
Certificate of Interest for the Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc.. Service: 02/03/2017 by email. [404673] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 02/03/2017 03:42 PM]
Entry of appearance for Wayne D. Porter, Jr. as principal counsel for Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc.. Service: 02/03/2017 by email. [404676] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 02/03/2017 03:44 PM]
NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY: The certificate of interest and entry of appearance documents (Nos. [2] and [3]) filed by Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. in 17-1555 are without proper/complete proofs of service and therefore cannot be accepted for filing at this time. You are being afforded the opportunity to correct the deficiency. At the discretion of the court, the corrected documents may be accepted for filing if received before midnight (EST) on the date of this notice. [404741] [CMP] [Entered: 02/06/2017 08:48 AM]
Note to file: The following cases are associated:17-1555 Lead with 17-1626 Cross-Appeal. FURTHER ENTRIES WILL BE ADDED TO THE LEAD APPEAL ONLY. [407179] [17-1555, 17-1626] [JCA] [Entered: 02/14/2017 10:12 AM]
REMINDER: All counsel of record are reminded of their responsibility per Fed. Cir. R. 47.4(a)and Fed. Cir. R. 47.3 to promptly submit an amended Certificate of Interest (COI) and/or Entry of Appearance (EOA) as information changes during the pendency of the appeal. Failure to comply with these Rules may delay the timely processing of your case or result in adverse action. [426429] [JCA] [Entered: 04/24/2017 08:42 AM]
**TEXT ONLY** ORDER granting motion to extend time to file cross-appellants principal brief [24] filed by Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company. Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company brief is due 09/20/2017. Service as of this date by Clerk of Court. This order has been issued without an attached document and is official and binding. [449642] [FMS] [Entered: 07/27/2017 10:24 AM]
TENDERED from Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc.. Title: CORRECTED OPENING BRIEF. Service: 07/28/2017 by email. [450151] This brief has been replaced. See Doc No. [63] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 07/28/2017 03:51 PM]
CORRECTED BRIEF FILED for Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. [26]. Number of Pages: 63. Service: 07/28/2017 by email. The paper copies of the brief should be received by the court on or before 08/07/2017. [450422] This brief has been replaced. See Doc No. [63] [FMS] [Entered: 07/31/2017 03:27 PM]
6 paper copies of the Opening Brief [28] received from Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc.. [451653] [FMS] [Entered: 08/04/2017 04:22 PM]
**TEXT ONLY** ORDER granting motion to extend time to file cross-appellants principal brief [30] filed by Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company. Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company brief is due 10/04/2017. Service as of this date by Clerk of Court. This order has been issued without an attached document and is official and binding. [460891] [FMS] [Entered: 09/14/2017 09:49 AM]
6 paper copies of the Opening Response Brief [33] received from Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company. [467310] [CW] [Entered: 10/12/2017 11:36 AM]
**TEXT ONLY** ORDER granting motion to extend time to file reply brief [37] filed by Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. Reply brief is due 12/13/2017. Service as of this date by Clerk of Court. This order has been issued without an attached document and is official and binding. [471395] [FMS] [Entered: 10/30/2017 01:41 PM]
TENDERED from Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc.. Title: REPLY BRIEF. Service: 12/13/2017 by email. [482509] This brief has been replaced. See Doc No. [64] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 12/13/2017 05:58 PM]
REPLY BRIEF FILED for Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. [39]. Number of Pages: 54. Service: 12/13/2017 by email. The paper copies of the brief should be received by the court on or before 12/26/2017. Cross-Appellants reply brief is due 12/27/2017. [483203] This brief has been replaced. See Doc No. [64] [FMS] [Entered: 12/18/2017 09:53 AM]
**TEXT ONLY** ORDER granting motion to extend time to file reply brief [41] filed by Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company. The reply brief is due on 01/17/2018. Service as of this date by Clerk of Court. This order has been issued without an attached document and is official and binding. [484811] [FMS] [Entered: 12/21/2017 02:03 PM]
6 paper copies of the Reply and Response Brief [40] received from Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. [485330] [JCP] [Entered: 12/22/2017 03:07 PM]
TENDERED from Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc.. Title: CONFIDENTIAL JOINT APPENDIX Service: 01/24/2018 by email. [492495] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 01/24/2018 11:02 PM]
CONFIDENTIAL JOINT APPENDIX FILED for Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. [50]. Number of Pages: 785. Service: 01/24/2018 by email. The paper copies of the brief should be received by the court on or before 02/01/2018. [492592] [FMS] [Entered: 01/25/2018 10:15 AM]
Pursuant to Practice Note 34, counsel should advise the clerk of court of scheduling conflicts for the next three court weeks, or thereafter. When filing the notice of conflicts, counsel should docket the Notice Regarding Conflicts with Argument Dates event, which is found in the Calendar event category. The notice of conflict with oral argument is due on or before 02/01/2018. [492607] [FMS] [Entered: 01/25/2018 10:25 AM]
Pursuant to Practice Note 34, counsel should advise the clerk of court of scheduling conflicts for the next three court weeks, or thereafter. When filing the notice of conflicts, counsel should docket the Notice Regarding Conflicts with Argument Dates event, which is found in the Calendar event category. The notice of conflict with oral argument is due on or before 02/01/2018. [492610] [FMS] [Entered: 01/25/2018 10:26 AM]
6 paper copies of the Reply Brief [46] received from Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company. [493696] [CFT] [Entered: 01/30/2018 01:46 PM]
6 paper copies of the Confidential Joint Appendix in 2 Volumes [52] received from Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. [494329] [CFT] [Entered: 02/01/2018 10:44 AM]
6 paper copies of the Second Corrected Opening Brief [63] received from Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. [496979] [SJL] [Entered: 02/12/2018 10:41 AM]
6 paper copies of the Corrected Reply Brief [64] received from Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. [496981] [SJL] [Entered: 02/12/2018 10:43 AM]
NOTICE OF CALENDARING. Panel: 1806B. Case scheduled Jun 04, 2018 10:00 a.m. at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, 717 Madison Place, NW Washington, DC 20439), Courtroom 402. Response to oral argument order due: 05/15/2018. Arguing counsel is required to check-in with the Clerks Office, 4th Floor, Room 401, between 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on the day of argument. Please review the Oral Argument Order. [515649] [JAB] [Entered: 04/20/2018 01:33 PM]
Notice to counsel for Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. and Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company: The record of this case indicates that the responses to the Oral Argument Order have not been filed. The responses were due on or before 05/15/2018. Counsel should promptly docket the Response to Oral Argument Order event and designate which attorneys will present argument for the parties. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [522021] [JAB] [Entered: 05/16/2018 08:28 AM]
Response to oral argument order from the Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company. Designating Daryl L. Joseffer to argue.. Designating 12 minutes for argument. Reserving 3 minutes for rebuttal. [17-1555] [Daryl Joseffer] [Entered: 05/16/2018 08:51 AM]
Response to oral argument order from the Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc.. Designating Wayne D. Porter, Jr. to argue.. Designating 12 minutes for argument. Reserving 3 minutes for rebuttal. [17-1555] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 05/16/2018 11:11 AM]
Submitted after ORAL ARGUMENT by Wayne D. Porter, Jr. for Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. and Daryl Joseffer for Atlanta Gas Light Company. Panel: Judge: Lourie , Judge: Clevenger , Judge: Stoll. [526608] [JAB] [Entered: 06/04/2018 01:13 PM]
**TEXT ONLY** ORDER granting motion to withdraw attorney [73] Daryl Joseffer filed by Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. This order has been issued without an attached document and is official and binding. [546587] [SJ] [Entered: 08/31/2018 08:27 AM]
MOTION of Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. Stay of briefing schedule pending decision in Wi-Fi One v. Broadcom. Any response is due within 10 days of service [Consent: opposed]. Service: 06/14/2017 by email. [439257] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 06/14/2017 03:30 PM]
RESPONSE of Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company to the motion for other relief [18] filed by Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. in 17-1555. Service: 06/23/2017 by email. [441852] [Daryl Joseffer] [Entered: 06/23/2017 05:01 PM]
REPLY of Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. to response filed by Cross-Appellant in 17-1555 , Doc. No [19]. Service: 06/26/2017 by email. [442131] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 06/26/2017 03:50 PM]
ORDER filed. The motion [18] is denied. Service: 06/28/2017 by clerk. [442648] [LMS] [Entered: 06/28/2017 08:56 AM]
TENDERED from Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc.. Title: OPENING BRIEF. Service: 07/11/2017 by email. [445754]. This brief has been rejected. See Doc. No. [23]. [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 07/11/2017 05:35 PM]
NOTICE OF REJECTION: The Brief of Patent Owner-Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. [22] is not in compliance with the rules of this court and is therefore rejected for filing. Corrected brief due 07/28/2017. Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Companys principal and response brief is due 08/21/2017. Service as of this date by Clerk of Court. [446503] [MJL] [Entered: 07/14/2017 09:06 AM]
MOTION of Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company to extend the time to 09/20/2017 at 11:59 pm to file the appellee/respondent/cross-appellants principal brief. Any response is due within 10 days of service [Consent: unopposed]. Service: 07/25/2017 by email. [449148] [Daryl Joseffer] [Entered: 07/25/2017 03:47 PM]
Notice of Correction to the Brief Doc No. [22] for Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc.. Service: 07/28/2017 by email. [450155] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 07/28/2017 03:57 PM]
MOTION of Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company to extend the time to 10/04/2017 at 11:59 pm to file the appellee/respondent/cross-appellants principal brief. Any response is due within 10 days of service [Consent: unopposed]. Service: 09/13/2017 by email. [460700] [Daryl Joseffer] [Entered: 09/13/2017 01:46 PM]
TENDERED from Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company. Title: RESPONSE BRIEF. Service: 10/04/2017 by email. [465712] [Daryl Joseffer] [Entered: 10/04/2017 09:31 PM]
BRIEF FILED for Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company [32]. Number of Pages: 86. Service: 10/04/2017 by email. The paper copies of the brief should be received by the court on or before 10/16/2017. Appellants reply brief is due 11/13/2017. [465996] [FMS] [Entered: 10/06/2017 08:57 AM]
MOTION of Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. to extend the time to 12/13/2017 at 11:59 pm file a response/reply to the clerk order [31]. [Consent: unopposed]. Service: 10/27/2017 by email. [471122] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 10/27/2017 02:50 PM]
Notice of Rejection to Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc., the following document is REJECTED for filing: motion to extend time to file a response/reply [35]. Reasons: see attached. Service: 10/27/2017 by clerk. [471129] [MJL] [Entered: 10/27/2017 02:55 PM]
MOTION of Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. to extend the time to 12/13/2017 at 11:59 pm to file the reply brief. Any response is due within 10 days of service [Consent: unopposed]. Service: 10/27/2017 by email. [471196] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 10/27/2017 04:29 PM]
MOTION of Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company to extend the time to 01/17/2018 at 11:59 pm to file the reply brief. Any response is due within 10 days of service [Consent: unopposed]. Service: 12/18/2017 by email. [483485] [Daryl Joseffer] [Entered: 12/18/2017 05:07 PM]
Citation of Supplemental Authority pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 28(j) for Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc.. Service: 01/11/2018 by email. [489089] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 01/11/2018 03:11 PM]
TENDERED from Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company. Title: REPLY BRIEF. Service: 01/17/2018 by email. [490526] [Daryl Joseffer] [Entered: 01/17/2018 07:18 PM]
REPLY BRIEF FILED for Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company [45]. Number of Pages: 21. Service: 01/17/2018 by email. The paper copies of the brief should be received by the court on or before 01/26/2018. Appendix is due 01/24/2018. [490882] [FMS] [Entered: 01/19/2018 10:33 AM]
Statement of Compliance with Fed. Cir. R. 33 for Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. and Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company. Service: 01/24/2018 by email. [492440] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 01/24/2018 04:06 PM]
Certificate of Compliance with Fed. Cir. R. 17 (Agency) for Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company. Service: 01/24/2018 by email. [492470] [Daryl Joseffer] [Entered: 01/24/2018 05:17 PM]
Certificate of Compliance with Fed. Cir. R. 17 (Agency) for Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc.. Service: 01/24/2018 by email. [492480] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 01/24/2018 05:47 PM]
TENDERED from Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc.. Title: JOINT APPENDIX. Service: 01/24/2018 by email. [492496] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 01/24/2018 11:20 PM]
APPENDIX FILED for Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. [51]. Number of Pages: 688. Service: 01/24/2018 by email. [492604] [FMS] [Entered: 01/25/2018 10:24 AM]
Notice from Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. regarding conflicts with oral argument (March 5-12, 2018). Service: 01/29/2018 by email. [493423] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 01/29/2018 03:29 PM]
Notice of Correction to the Brief Doc No. [26] for Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc.. Service: 02/02/2018 by email. [494926] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 02/02/2018 04:03 PM]
TENDERED from Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc.. Title: CORRECTED OPENING BRIEF. Service: 02/02/2018 by email. [494929] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 02/02/2018 04:08 PM]
Notice of Correction to the Brief Doc No. [39] for Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc.. Service: 02/02/2018 by email. [494931] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 02/02/2018 04:10 PM]
TENDERED from Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc.. Title: CORRECTED REPLY BRIEF. Service: 02/02/2018 by email. [494941] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 02/02/2018 04:17 PM]
CORRECTED BRIEF FILED for Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. [60]. Number of Pages: 63. Service: 02/02/2018 by email. The paper copies of the brief should be received by the court on or before 02/12/2018. [495221] [FMS] [Entered: 02/05/2018 03:29 PM]
CORRECTED REPLY BRIEF FILED for Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. [62]. Number of Pages: 54. Service: 02/02/2018 by email. The paper copies of the brief should be received by the court on or before 02/12/2018. [495226] [FMS] [Entered: 02/05/2018 03:37 PM]
Notice from Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company regarding conflicts with oral argument (July 9-13, 2018). Service: 04/17/2018 by email. [514223] [17-1555] [Daryl Joseffer] [Entered: 04/17/2018 03:17 PM]
MOTION of Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company to withdraw counsel Daryl L. Joseffer [Consent: unopposed]. Service: 08/30/2018 by email. [546433] [17-1555] [Daryl Joseffer] [Entered: 08/30/2018 01:31 PM]
OPINION and JUDGMENT filed. The judgment or decision is: Vacated and Remanded. (Precedential Opinion). (For the Court: Lourie, Circuit Judge; Clevenger, Circuit Judge and Stoll, Circuit Judge). [553176] [17-1555, 17-1626] Vacated pursuant to the courts order. See Doc. No. [81]. [JAB] [Entered: 09/28/2018 09:26 AM]
Mandate issued to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [562685] Mandate has been recalled pursuant to the courts order. See Doc. No. [81]. [PBC] [Entered: 11/05/2018 03:59 PM]
Notice from the Supreme Court of the United States: The application for an extension of time within which to file a petition for a writ of certiorari in the above-entitled case has been presented to The Chief Justice, who on December 18, 2018, extended the time to and including January 28, 2019. [574435] [JAB] [Entered: 12/26/2018 12:30 PM]
Petition for writ of Certiorari filed on 01/28/2019, and placed on the docket 01/31/2019, in the Supreme Court of the United States. Supreme Court #: 18-999, Atlanta Gas Light Company v. Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. [582957] [JAB] [Entered: 02/04/2019 08:23 AM]
The petition for writ of certiorari, [18-999], was Granted on 04/27/2020. The judgment or decision is Vacated and Remanded. [690406] [JAB] [Entered: 04/28/2020 07:53 AM]
Certified judgment of the Supreme Court of the United States issued on 04/27/2020 for 18-999. [700965] [JAB] [Entered: 06/15/2020 08:16 AM]
ORDER filed. The mandate of this court issued on November 5, 2018, is recalled, the appeals are reinstated, and this courts September 28, 2018, judgment is vacated. No further briefing or argument is required. By: Merits Panel (Per Curiam). Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [701730] [17-1555, 17-1626] [JAB] [Entered: 06/17/2020 09:02 AM]
OPINION filed for the court by Lourie, Circuit Judge; Clevenger, Circuit Judge and Stoll, Circuit Judge. Nonprecedential Opinion. [715069] [17-1555, 17-1626] [JAB] [Entered: 08/17/2020 09:25 AM]
JUDGMENT. AFFIRMED-IN-PART AND REMANDED. Terminated on the merits after submission on the briefs. COSTS: No Costs. Mandate to issue in due course. For information regarding costs, petitions for rehearing, and petitions for writs of certiorari click here. [715072] [17-1555, 17-1626] [JAB] [Entered: 08/17/2020 09:25 AM]
Petition for panel rehearing filed by Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc.. Service: 09/14/2020 by email. [721210] [17-1555] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 09/14/2020 10:19 AM]
ORDER filed denying [84] petition for panel rehearing filed by Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. By: Merits Panel (Per Curiam). Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [725081] [JAB] [Entered: 09/29/2020 11:05 AM]
Mandate issued to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [726935] [17-1555, 17-1626] [JAB] [Entered: 10/06/2020 12:19 PM]
Appeal docketed. Received: 01/31/2017. [403652] Entry of Appearance due 02/15/2017. Certificate of Interest is due on 02/15/2017. Docketing Statement due 02/15/2017. Certified List due on 03/13/2017. [JCA] [Entered: 02/01/2017 09:43 AM]
Docketing Statement for the Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc.. Service: 02/03/2017 by email. [404677] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 02/03/2017 03:46 PM]
Corrected Certificate of Interest for the Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc.. Service: 02/06/2017 by email. [404846] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 02/06/2017 12:12 PM]
Corrected Entry of appearance for Wayne D. Porter, Jr. as principal counsel for Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc.. Service: 02/06/2017 by email. [404847] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 02/06/2017 12:15 PM]
Entry of appearance for Holmes J. Hawkins III as principal counsel for Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company. Service: 02/15/2017 by email. [407986] [Holmes Hawkins] [Entered: 02/15/2017 07:22 PM]
Docketing Statement for the Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company. Service: 02/15/2017 by email. [407987] [Holmes Hawkins] [Entered: 02/15/2017 07:23 PM]
Certificate of Interest for the Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company. Service: 02/15/2017 by email. [407988] [Holmes Hawkins] [Entered: 02/15/2017 07:24 PM]
Entry of appearance for Daryl L. Joseffer as of counsel for Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company. Service: 02/15/2017 by email. [407989] [Daryl Joseffer] [Entered: 02/15/2017 07:26 PM]
Entry of appearance for Russell E. Blythe as of counsel for Cross-Appellant Atlanta Gas Light Company. Service: 02/15/2017 by email. [407990] [Russell Blythe] [Entered: 02/15/2017 07:28 PM]
Certified List from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Service: 03/13/2017 by email. Appellant/Petitioners brief is due 05/12/2017. [414955] [17-1555, 17-1626] [JCA] [Entered: 03/13/2017 03:39 PM]
MOTION of Appellant Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. to extend the time to 07/11/2017 to 30 days after a decision is rendered in Wi-Fi One, LLC v. Broadcom Corp., No. 2015-1944 to file the appellant/petitioners principal brief. Any response is due within 10 days of service [Consent: partial consent]. Service: 04/07/2017 by email. [422446] [Wayne Porter] [Entered: 04/07/2017 02:34 PM]
ORDER filed. The motion [15] is granted to the extent that Appellants opening brief is due no later than July 11, 2017. Service: 04/11/2017 by clerk. [423237] [LMS] [Entered: 04/11/2017 03:49 PM]
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