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2012 United States Supreme Court case From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1] The petitioner in the case was David Kappos, who was then serving as Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Kappos v. Hyatt | |
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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) |
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 |
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