2012 United States Supreme Court case
| Kappos v. Hyatt | |
|---|---|
 Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Argued January 9, 2012 Decided April 18, 2012 | |
| Full case name | David Kappos, Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office v. Gilbert P. Hyatt |
| Docket no. | 10-1219 |
| Citations | 566 U.S. 431 (more)132 S. Ct. 1690; 182 L. Ed. 2d 704; 2012 U.S. LEXIS 3107; 80 U.S.L.W. 4333; 102 U.S.P.Q.2d 1337 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Decision against petitioner, unreported (BPAI 2001); summary judgement for defendant sub nom. Hyatt v. Dudas, 2006 WL 4606037 (D.D.C. 2005); affirmed sub nom. Hyatt v. Doll, 576 F.3d 1246 (Fed. Cir. 2009); vacated and remanded on en banc rehearing, 625 F.3d 1320 (Fed. Cir. 2010); certiorari granted, 131 S.Ct. 3064 (2011) |
| Holding | |
| There are no limitations on a plaintiff's ability to introduce new evidence in a §145 proceeding other than those in the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Thomas, joined by unanimous |
| Concurrence | Sotomayor, joined by Breyer |
| Laws applied | |
| 35 U.S.C. § 145 | |
Kappos v. Hyatt, 566 U.S. 431 (2012), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States that held that there are no limitations on a plaintiff's ability to introduce new evidence in a §145 proceeding other than those in the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
The petitioner in the case was David Kappos, who was then serving as Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
See also
References
- Kappos v. Hyatt, No. 10-1219 (2012), Slip. Op. at 14
External links
- Text of Kappos v. Hyatt, 566 U.S. 431 (2012) is available from: CourtListener Google Scholar Justia Oyez (oral argument audio) Supreme Court (slip opinion) (archived)
- Coverage of the case on SCOTUSblog
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