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JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Ginsburg and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., joined.
Argued. For petitioner: Allyson N. Ho, Dallas, Tex. For respondent Greene's Energy Group, LLC: Christopher M. Kise, Tallahassee, Fla. For federal respondent: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Motion for divided argument filed by respondents GRANTED.
Reply of petitioner Oil States Energy Services, LLC filed. (Distributed)
Brief of respondent Greene's Energy Group, LLC filed. (Distributed)
Brief of respondent Federal Respondent filed. (Distributed)
CIRCULATED
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Houston Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party GRANTED.
Motion for leave to file amicus brief out of time filed by Houston Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party.
Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Joseph Matal, Interim Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Brief amici curiae of Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute and American Conservative Union Foundation filed.
Brief amicus curiae of University of New Mexico filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago in support of neither party filed.
Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of 27 Law Professors filed.
Brief amici curiae of 3M Company, et al. in support of neither party filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Dmitry Karshtedt filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association in support of neither party filed.
Brief amici curiae of Gary Lauder, et al. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Shire Pharmaceuticals, LLC in support of neither party filed.
Brief amicus curiae of IEEE - USA filed.
Brief amici curiae of Professor James W. Ely, Jr., et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of InterDigital, Inc., et al. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of the Association of Amicus Counsel in support of neither party filed.
Brief amicus curiae of The Patent Trial and Appeal Board Bar Association in support of neither party filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Evolutionary Intelligence LLC filed.
Brief amicus curiae of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America filed.
Brief amici curiae of AbbVie, Inc., et al. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Boston Patent Law Association (BPLA) in support of neither party filed.
Brief amicus curiae of LiquidPower Specialty Products Inc. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.
Brief amici curiae of J. Kenneth Blackwell, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of The Civil Jury Project at New York University School of Law in support of neither party filed.
Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Joseph Matal, Interim Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Brief amici curiae of Thirty-Nine Affected Patent Owners filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Unisone Strategic IP, Inc. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Security People, Inc. filed (correction noted).
Brief amici curiae of US Inventor, Inc., et al. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Alliacense Limited LLC filed.
Brief of petitioner Oil States Energy Services, LLC filed.
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Brief amici curiae of H. Tomas Gomez-Arostegui and Sean Bottomley in support of neither party filed.
Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Greene's Energy Group, LLC.
The reply brief on the merits is to be filed on or before November 20, 2017.
The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including October 23, 2017.
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 24, 2017.
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioner.
Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
Reply of petitioner Oil States Energy Services, LLC filed.
Brief of Federal Respondent in opposition filed.
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 28, 2017.
Reply of petitioner Oil States Energy Services, LLC filed.
Brief of respondent Greene's Energy Group, LLC in opposition filed.
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 30, 2017.
Waiver of right of respondent Michelle K. Lee, Director, Patent and Trademark Office to respond filed.
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 29, 2016)
Application (16A365) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until November 23, 2016.
Application (16A365) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 24, 2016 to November 23, 2016, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Greene's Energy Group, LLC, Respondent, represented by Christopher M. Kise
American Intellectual Property Law Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Meredith Martin Addy
Boston Patent Law Association (BPLA) in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Sophie Feifei Wang
Evolutionary Intelligence, LLC, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gene C. Schaerr
Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago, Amicus Curiae, represented by John R Linzer
LiquidPower Specialty Products, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Thomas C. Goldstein
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey Alan Lamken
Thirty-Nine Affected Patent Owners, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jay Quentin Knobloch
Unisone Strategic IP, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Anton Nasri Handal
US Inventor, Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert P. Greenspoon