Carucel Investments L.P. v. Vidal
Appellant: CARUCEL INVESTMENTS L.P.
Appellee: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. and UNIFIED PATENTS, LLC
Intervenor: ANDREW HIRSHFELD, Performing the Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, ANDREW HIRSHFELD, Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and KATHERINE K. VIDAL, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Case Number: 21-1731
Filed: March 12, 2021
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other

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Date Filed Description
December 26, 2023 CARUCEL INVESTMENTS L.P. v. VIDAL

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Date Filed Document Text
November 7, 2023 Filing 122 Submitted after ORAL ARGUMENT to Panel: Dyk, Circuit Judge; Schall, Circuit Judge and Stark, Circuit Judge. Arguing counsel: Brian T. Bear for Carucel Investments L.P., Debra Janece McComas for Unified Patents, LLC and Michael Tyler for Katherine K. Vidal. Oral Argument Audio available # here . [961979] [MJL] [Entered: 11/07/2023 02:06 PM]
October 26, 2023 Filing 121 Notice from Intervenor Katherine K. Vidal re Notice of Withdrawal of Director's Counsel (Thomas W. Krause). Service: 10/26/2023 by email. [959193] [21-1731] [Farheena Rasheed] [Entered: 10/26/2023 11:10 AM]
October 3, 2023 Filing 120 Response to notice of oral argument from Intervenor Katherine K. Vidal. Service: 10/03/2023 by email. [954177] [21-1731] [Michael Tyler] [Entered: 10/03/2023 04:27 PM]
October 3, 2023 Filing 119 Response to notice of oral argument from Appellee Unified Patents, LLC. Service: 10/03/2023 by email. [954153] [21-1731] [Debra McComas] [Entered: 10/03/2023 03:59 PM]
October 2, 2023 Filing 118 Response to notice of oral argument from Appellant Carucel Investments L.P.. Service: 10/02/2023 by email. [953609] [21-1731] [Erick Robinson] [Entered: 10/02/2023 10:52 AM]
September 21, 2023 Filing 117 NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT. Panel: 2311D. Case scheduled November 7, 2023. Response to Notice of Oral Argument due: 10/05/2023. Please review the attached Notice. The response to notice of oral argument form can be found # here . The Oral Argument Guide can be found # here . Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [951576] [JCP] [Entered: 09/21/2023 02:55 PM]
September 13, 2023 Filing 116 The following amended conflict dates submitted by Michael Tyler for Katherine K. Vidal have been accepted by the court: 01/08/2024, 01/09/2024, 01/10/2024, 01/11/2024, 01/12/2024. [949644] [MJL] [Entered: 09/13/2023 09:29 AM]
September 12, 2023 Filing 115 Notice from Intervenor Katherine K. Vidal regarding conflicts with oral argument. Service: 09/12/2023 by email. [949604] [21-1731] [Michael Tyler] [Entered: 09/12/2023 11:21 PM]
August 22, 2023 Filing 114 The following additional conflict dates submitted by Michael Tyler for Katherine K. Vidal have been accepted by the court: 01/08/2024, 01/09/2024, 01/10/2024, 01/11/2024, 01/12/2024. [945006] [MJL] [Entered: 08/22/2023 03:17 PM]
August 18, 2023 Filing 113 Notice from Intervenor Katherine K. Vidal regarding conflicts with oral argument. Service: 08/18/2023 by email. [944376] [21-1731] [Michael Tyler] [Entered: 08/18/2023 06:05 PM]
August 17, 2023 Filing 112 The following conflict dates submitted by Debra Janece McComas for Unified Patents, LLC have been accepted by the court: 12/04/2023, 12/05/2023, 12/06/2023. [943956] [MJL] [Entered: 08/17/2023 01:46 PM]
August 17, 2023 Filing 111 Notice from Appellee Unified Patents, LLC regarding conflicts with oral argument. Service: 08/17/2023 by email. [943935] [21-1731] [Debra McComas] [Entered: 08/17/2023 01:03 PM]
August 17, 2023 Filing 110 CLERK'S OFFICE QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE: The names of the individuals who electronically signed the parties' responses to notice to advise of scheduling conflicts [ # 106 ] and [ # 107 ] did not match the information associated with the user accounts that filed the documents. CORRECTION: Please ensure future electronic signatures comply with FCR 25(g). THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. [943838] [MJL] [Entered: 08/17/2023 10:19 AM]
August 17, 2023 Filing 109 The following conflict dates submitted by Michael Tyler for Katherine K. Vidal have been accepted by the court: 10/02/2023, 10/03/2023, 10/04/2023, 10/05/2023, 10/06/2023. [943807]--[Edited 08/17/2023 by MJL to correct counsel name] [MJL] [Entered: 08/17/2023 09:47 AM]
August 17, 2023 Filing 108 The following conflict dates submitted by Brian T. Bear for Carucel Investments L.P. have been accepted by the court: 10/04/2023, 10/05/2023, 10/04/2023, 11/08/2024. [943804] [MJL] [Entered: 08/17/2023 09:46 AM]
August 16, 2023 Filing 107 Notice from Intervenor Katherine K. Vidal regarding conflicts with oral argument. Service: 08/16/2023 by email. [943738] [21-1731] [Robert McBride] [Entered: 08/16/2023 08:14 PM]
August 16, 2023 Filing 106 Notice from Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. regarding conflicts with oral argument. Service: 08/16/2023 by email. [943712] [21-1731] [Paul Kruse] [Entered: 08/16/2023 04:55 PM]
August 14, 2023 Filing 105 Notice to Advise of Scheduling Conflicts. Arguing counsel must advise of, and show good cause for, any scheduling conflicts during the upcoming court session months listed in the attached notice. The Response to Notice to Advise of Scheduling Conflicts can be found # here . The Oral Argument Guide can be found # here . [942884] [MMA] [Entered: 08/14/2023 04:43 PM]
February 2, 2023 Filing 104 Citation of Supplemental Authority pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 28(j) for Appellant Carucel Investments L.P.. Service: 02/02/2023 by email. [901619] [21-1731] [Brian Bear] [Entered: 02/02/2023 02:45 PM]
January 26, 2023 Filing 103 The following conflict dates submitted by Debra Janece McComas for Unified Patents, LLC have been accepted by the court: 07/10/2023, 07/11/2023, 09/05/2023, 09/06/2023, 09/07/2023, 09/08/2023. [899770] [MJL] [Entered: 01/26/2023 08:35 AM]
January 25, 2023 Filing 102 Notice from Appellee Unified Patents, LLC regarding conflicts with oral argument. Service: 01/25/2023 by email. [899738] [21-1731] [Debra McComas] [Entered: 01/25/2023 06:36 PM]
January 25, 2023 Filing 101 The following conflict dates submitted by Brian T. Bear for Carucel Investments L.P. have been accepted by the court: 07/10/2023, 07/11/2023. [899466] [MJL] [Entered: 01/25/2023 11:46 AM]
January 24, 2023 Filing 100 6 paper copies of Doc. No. [ # 92 ], [ # 91 ], [ # 61 ] received from Appellant Carucel Investments L.P.. [899348] [VDW] [Entered: 01/25/2023 08:40 AM]
January 24, 2023 Filing 99 Notice from Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. regarding conflicts with oral argument. Service: 01/24/2023 by email. [899324] [21-1731] [Brian Bear] [Entered: 01/24/2023 08:11 PM]
January 23, 2023 Filing 97 6 paper copies of Doc. No. [ # 78 ] received from Appellee Unified Patents, LLC. [899247] [VDW] [Entered: 01/24/2023 04:00 PM]
January 20, 2023 Filing 98 6 paper copies of Doc. No. [ # 80 ] received from Intervenor Katherine K. Vidal. [899258] [VDW] [Entered: 01/24/2023 04:15 PM]
January 19, 2023 Filing 96 Notice from Intervenor Katherine K. Vidal regarding conflicts with oral argument. None. Service: 01/19/2023 by email. [898019] [21-1731] [Michael Tyler] [Entered: 01/19/2023 01:45 PM]
January 18, 2023 Filing 95 Notice to Advise of Scheduling Conflicts. Arguing counsel must advise of, and show good cause for, any scheduling conflicts during the upcoming court session months listed in the attached notice. The Response to Notice to Advise of Scheduling Conflicts can be found # here . The Oral Argument Guide can be found # here . [897661] [EKD] [Entered: 01/18/2023 01:18 PM]
January 18, 2023 Filing 94 Outstanding paper copies of all briefs and appendices must be submitted within five business days from the date of issuance of this notice. See Fed. Cir. R. 25(c)(3)(A). [897660] [EKD] [Entered: 01/18/2023 01:18 PM]
January 13, 2023 Filing 93 Joint Statement of Compliance with Fed. Cir. R. 33 for Appellant Carucel Investments L.P., Appellee Unified Patents, LLC and Intervenor Katherine K. Vidal. Service: 01/13/2023 by email. [897059] [21-1731] [Erick Robinson] [Entered: 01/13/2023 05:32 PM]
January 13, 2023 Filing 92 MODIFIED ENTRY: APPENDIX FILED by Appellant Carucel Investments L.P., Appellee Unified Patents, LLC, and Intervenor Katherine K. Vidal. Service: 01/13/2023 by email. [897057] --[Edited 01/18/2023 by EKD - compliance review complete] [Erick Robinson] [Entered: 01/13/2023 05:30 PM]
January 9, 2023 Filing 91 MODIFIED ENTRY: CORRECTED REPLY BRIEF FILED by Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. Service: 01/09/2023 by email. [895709] --[Edited 01/10/2023 by EKD - compliance review complete] [Erick Robinson] [Entered: 01/09/2023 04:44 PM]
January 9, 2023 Filing 90 NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The submission of Appellant Carucel Investments L.P., Reply Brief [ # 89 ], is not in compliance with the rules of this court (see attached). Compliant document due on 01/17/2023. Unless ordered otherwise, the deadline for any responsive filing runs from service of the original version. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [895419] [EKD] [Entered: 01/09/2023 08:58 AM]
January 6, 2023 Filing 89 REPLY BRIEF FILED by Appellant Carucel Investments L.P.. Service: 01/06/2023 by email. [895383] [21-1731] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [ # 90 ] [Erick Robinson] [Entered: 01/06/2023 05:59 PM]
December 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 88 ORDER granting motion to extend time to file brief [ # 87 ] filed by Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. The reply brief is due 01/06/2023. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [893134] [LMS] [Entered: 12/27/2022 03:48 PM]
December 16, 2022 Filing 87 MOTION of Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. to extend the time to 01/06/2023 to file brief. Service: 12/16/2022 by email. [891103] [21-1731] [Brian Bear] [Entered: 12/16/2022 11:55 AM]
December 9, 2022 Filing 86 **TEXT ONLY** ORDER granting motion to extend time to file brief [ # 85 ] filed by Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. The reply brief is due 12/30/2022. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. This order has been issued without an attached document and is official and binding. [889534] [EKD] [Entered: 12/09/2022 09:41 AM]
December 8, 2022 Filing 85 MOTION of Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. to extend the time to 12/30/2022 to file brief. Service: 12/08/2022 by email. [889382] [21-1731] [Brian Bear] [Entered: 12/08/2022 12:59 PM]
December 1, 2022 Filing 84 **TEXT ONLY** ORDER granting motion to extend time to file brief [ # 83 ] filed by Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. The reply brief is due 12/16/2022. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. This order has been issued without an attached document and is official and binding. [887462] [EKD] [Entered: 12/01/2022 10:29 AM]
November 25, 2022 Filing 83 MOTION of Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. to extend the time to 12/16/2022 to file brief. Service: 11/25/2022 by email. [886523] [21-1731] [Brian Bear] [Entered: 11/25/2022 06:47 PM]
November 7, 2022 Filing 82 **TEXT ONLY** ORDER granting motion to extend time to file brief [ # 81 ] filed by Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. The reply brief is due 12/02/2022. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. This order has been issued without an attached document and is official and binding. [882458] [EKD] [Entered: 11/07/2022 08:49 AM]
November 4, 2022 Filing 81 MOTION of Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. to extend the time to 12/02/2022 to file brief. Service: 11/04/2022 by email. [882414] [21-1731] [Erick Robinson] [Entered: 11/04/2022 05:24 PM]
October 28, 2022 Filing 80 MODIFIED ENTRY: INTERVENOR BRIEF FILED by Intervenor Katherine K. Vidal. Service: 10/28/2022 by email. Unless ordered otherwise, any responsive deadline runs from the date of service of this brief. See Fed. Cir. R. 31. [881026] --[Edited 11/02/2022 by EKD - compliance review complete] [Michael Tyler] [Entered: 10/28/2022 06:28 PM]
October 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 79 ORDER granting motion to extend time to file brief [ # 76 ] filed by Intervenor Katherine K. Vidal. Intervenor's brief is due no later than October 28, 2022.; denying as moot motion to extend time to file brief [ # 77 ] filed by Appellee Unified Patents, LLC. Appellee's response brief is accepted for filing.; Appellant's reply brief is due within 21 days of the date of filing of intervenor's brief. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [880462] [LMS] [Entered: 10/26/2022 03:12 PM]
October 21, 2022 Filing 78 MODIFIED ENTRY: RESPONSE BRIEF FILED by Appellee Unified Patents, LLC. Service: 10/21/2022 by email. [879646] --[Edited 10/26/2022 by EKD - compliance review complete] [Debra McComas] [Entered: 10/21/2022 08:28 PM]
October 21, 2022 Filing 77 MOTION of Appellee Unified Patents, LLC to extend the time to 10/28/2022 to file brief. Service: 10/21/2022 by email. [879473] [21-1731] [Debra McComas] [Entered: 10/21/2022 02:04 PM]
October 21, 2022 Filing 76 MOTION of Intervenor Katherine K. Vidal to extend the time to 10/28/2022 to file brief. Service: 10/21/2022 by email. [879416] [21-1731] [Michael Tyler] [Entered: 10/21/2022 12:42 PM]
October 18, 2022 Filing 75 Entry of appearance for Peter J. Ayers as counsel for Intervenor Katherine K. Vidal. Service: 10/18/2022 by email. [878730] [21-1731] [Peter Ayers] [Entered: 10/18/2022 04:53 PM]
October 11, 2022 Filing 74 **TEXT ONLY** ORDER granting motion to extend time to file brief [ # 72 ] filed by Intervenor Katherine K. Vidal, granting motion to extend time to file brief [ # 73 ] filed by Appellee Unified Patents, LLC. The intervenor brief is due 10/21/2022. The response brief is due 10/21/2022. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. This order has been issued without an attached document and is official and binding. [876927] [EKD] [Entered: 10/11/2022 12:04 PM]
October 7, 2022 Filing 73 MOTION of Appellee Unified Patents, LLC to extend the time to 10/21/2022 to file brief. Service: 10/07/2022 by email. [876721] [21-1731] [Debra McComas] [Entered: 10/07/2022 03:33 PM]
October 7, 2022 Filing 72 MOTION of Intervenor Katherine K. Vidal to extend the time to 10/21/2022 to file brief. Service: 10/07/2022 by email. [876674] [21-1731] [Michael Tyler] [Entered: 10/07/2022 02:33 PM]
September 14, 2022 Filing 71 **TEXT ONLY** ORDER granting motion to extend time to file brief [ # 69 ] filed by Intervenor Katherine K. Vidal, granting motion to extend time to file brief [ # 70 ] filed by Appellee Unified Patents, LLC. The response brief is due 10/14/2022. The intervenor brief is due 10/14/2022. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. This order has been issued without an attached document and is official and binding. [871569] [EKD] [Entered: 09/14/2022 08:22 AM]
September 13, 2022 Filing 70 MOTION of Appellee Unified Patents, LLC to extend the time to 10/14/2022 to file brief. Service: 09/13/2022 by email. [871548] [21-1731] [Debra McComas] [Entered: 09/13/2022 06:15 PM]
September 13, 2022 Filing 69 MOTION of Intervenor Katherine K. Vidal to extend the time to 10/14/2022 to file brief. Service: 09/13/2022 by email. [871435] [21-1731] [Michael Tyler] [Entered: 09/13/2022 01:38 PM]
August 18, 2022 Filing 68 **TEXT ONLY** ORDER granting motion to extend time to file brief [ # 67 ] filed by Appellee Unified Patents, LLC. The response brief is due 09/26/2022. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. This order has been issued without an attached document and is official and binding. [867225] [EKD] [Entered: 08/18/2022 03:05 PM]
August 18, 2022 Filing 67 MOTION of Appellee Unified Patents, LLC to extend the time to 09/26/2022 to file brief. Service: 08/18/2022 by email. [867209] [21-1731] [Debra McComas] [Entered: 08/18/2022 02:10 PM]
August 18, 2022 Filing 66 Amended Certificate of Interest for Appellee Unified Patents, LLC. Service: 08/18/2022 by email. [867206] [21-1731] [Debra McComas] [Entered: 08/18/2022 01:33 PM]
August 18, 2022 Filing 65 **TEXT ONLY** ORDER granting motion to extend time to file brief [ # 64 ] filed by Intervenor Katherine K. Vidal. The intervenor brief is due 09/26/2022. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. This order has been issued without an attached document and is official and binding. [867143] [EKD] [Entered: 08/18/2022 08:48 AM]
August 17, 2022 Filing 64 MOTION of Intervenor Katherine K. Vidal to extend the time to 09/26/2022 to file brief. Service: 08/17/2022 by email. [867061] [21-1731] [Michael Tyler] [Entered: 08/17/2022 02:53 PM]
August 17, 2022 Filing 63 Amended Entry of appearance for Michael Tyler; Thomas W. Krause; Robert E. McBride; Farheena Y. Rasheed as counsel for Intervenor Katherine K. Vidal. Service: 08/17/2022 by email. [867052] [21-1731] [Michael Tyler] [Entered: 08/17/2022 02:23 PM]
August 17, 2022 Filing 62 Notice from Intervenor Katherine K. Vidal Withdrawal of Intervenor's Counsel. Service: 08/17/2022 by email. [867049] [21-1731] [Michael Tyler] [Entered: 08/17/2022 02:12 PM]
August 4, 2022 Filing 61 MODIFIED ENTRY: CORRECTED OPENING BRIEF FILED by Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. Service: 08/04/2022 by email. [864848] --[Edited 08/05/2022 by EKD - compliance review complete] [Erick Robinson] [Entered: 08/04/2022 12:54 PM]
August 4, 2022 Filing 60 CLERK'S OFFICE QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE: re: Doc No. [ # 59 ], ERROR: The case number is incomplete. CORRECTION: For future filings, please include all consolidated case numbers. THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. [864760] [EKD] [Entered: 08/04/2022 08:52 AM]
August 3, 2022 Filing 59 Amended Certificate of Interest for Appellant Carucel Investments L.P.. Service: 08/03/2022 by email. [864727] [21-1731] [Erick Robinson] [Entered: 08/03/2022 04:59 PM]
July 28, 2022 Filing 58 NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The submission of Appellant Carucel Investments L.P., Opening Brief [ # 57 ], is not in compliance with the rules of this court (see attached). Compliant document is due on 08/04/2022. Unless ordered otherwise, the deadline for any responsive filing runs from service of the original version. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [863539] [EKD] [Entered: 07/28/2022 08:47 AM]
July 20, 2022 Filing 57 OPENING BRIEF FILED by Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. Service: 07/20/2022 by email. [862156] [21-1731] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [ # 58 ] [Erick Robinson] [Entered: 07/20/2022 07:08 PM]
June 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 56 ORDER granting motion to extend time to file brief [ # 55 ] filed by Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. The opening brief is due 07/20/2022. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [856948] [LMS] [Entered: 06/23/2022 11:32 AM]
June 16, 2022 Filing 55 MOTION of Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. to extend the time to 07/20/2022 to file brief. Service: 06/16/2022 by email. [856032] [21-1731] [Brian Bear] [Entered: 06/16/2022 04:08 PM]
May 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 54 ORDER granting motion to extend time to file brief [ # 53 ] filed by Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. The opening brief is due 07/06/2022. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [849184] [LMS] [Entered: 05/11/2022 01:04 PM]
May 9, 2022 Filing 53 MOTION of Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. to extend the time to 07/06/2022 to file brief. Service: 05/09/2022 by email. [848482] [21-1731] [Brian Bear] [Entered: 05/09/2022 12:53 PM]
April 14, 2022 Filing 52 Official caption revised to reflect new confirmed Director of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (see attached). Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [843004] [EKD] [Entered: 04/14/2022 10:36 AM]
April 12, 2022 Filing 51 **TEXT ONLY** ORDER granting motion to extend time to file brief [ # 50 ] filed by Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. The opening brief is due 06/06/2022. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. This order has been issued without an attached document and is official and binding. [842515] [EKD] [Entered: 04/12/2022 09:05 AM]
April 11, 2022 Filing 50 MOTION of Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. to extend the time to 06/06/2022 to file brief. Service: 04/11/2022 by email. [842468] [21-1731] [Brian Bear] [Entered: 04/11/2022 05:14 PM]
April 6, 2022 Filing 49 CLERK'S OFFICE QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE: re: Doc No. [ # 48 ], ERROR: The short caption on the form does not match the caption provided by the clerk. CORRECTION: For future filings, please use the correct short caption: Carucel Investments L.P. v. Hirshfeld. THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. [841263] [EKD] [Entered: 04/06/2022 08:58 AM]
April 5, 2022 Filing 48 Amended Entry of appearance for Debra J. McComas; Roshan Mansinghani; Michelle Aspen; Raghav Bajaj; Angela M. Oliver as counsel for Appellee Unified Patents, LLC. Service: 04/05/2022 by email. [841223] [21-1731] [Debra McComas] [Entered: 04/05/2022 05:51 PM]
March 8, 2022 Filing 47 Amended Certified list received. Service: 03/07/2022 by email. Refer to Fed. Cir. R. 31 for calculating brief deadlines from service of the certified list. [835300] [21-1731, 21-1734, 21-1735, 21-1736, 21-1737] [EKD] [Entered: 03/08/2022 09:09 AM]
February 22, 2022 Filing 46 Entry of appearance for Daniel Kazhdan as counsel for Intervenor Andrew Hirshfeld. Service: 02/22/2022 by email. [832512] [21-1731] [Daniel Kazhdan] [Entered: 02/22/2022 09:59 AM]
February 22, 2022 Filing 45 Notice from Intervenor Andrew Hirshfeld re Withdrawal of Counsel. Service: 02/22/2022 by email. [832511] [21-1731] [Daniel Kazhdan] [Entered: 02/22/2022 09:57 AM]
February 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 44 ORDER granting motion [ # 43 ] to the extent that Carucel's amendments to its notices of appeal are accepted for filing. Carucel's opening brief is due no later than 60 days from the date of filing of the updated certified lists, which are due no later than 40 days from the date of filing of this order. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [830305] [21-1731, 21-1734, 21-1735, 21-1736, 21-1737] [LMS] [Entered: 02/10/2022 08:42 AM]
February 7, 2022 Filing 43 Amended Notice of Appeal for Carucel Investments L.P.. Service: 02/07/2022 by email. [829410] [21-1731] [Erick Robinson] [Entered: 02/07/2022 02:52 PM]
February 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 42 ORDER filed revising the official caption and short caption as reflected in this order to reflect Volkswagen's non-participation. Carucel shall inform this court by letter within seven days of the date of this order whether it intends to file any new or amended notices of appeal. No additional docketing fee is required for any amended notice of appeal in these matters. Proceedings shall remain stayed. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [828232] [LMS] [Entered: 02/01/2022 09:45 AM]
January 11, 2022 Filing 41 Notice from Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. Notice of Withdrawal of Counsel. Service: 01/11/2022 by email. [823781] [21-1731] [Miranda Jones] [Entered: 01/11/2022 12:01 PM]
January 3, 2022 Filing 40 Letter from Appellee Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Not Participating in the Appeal.. Service: 01/03/2022 by email. [822373] [21-1731] [Michael Specht] [Entered: 01/03/2022 04:50 PM]
December 23, 2021 Filing 39 CLERK'S OFFICE QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE: re: Doc No. [ # 38 ], Doc No. [ # 820729-2 ], ERROR: The filings are not completely text-searchable. CORRECTION: For future filings, please ensure documents are text-searchable in their entirety. THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. [820814] [21-1731, 21-1911] [EKD] [Entered: 12/23/2021 09:38 AM]
December 22, 2021 Filing 38 Amended Entry of appearance for Miranda Y. Jones; Erick Robinson; Brian T. Bear; and Andy Lester as counsel for Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. Service: 12/22/2021 by email. [820727] [21-1731]--[Edited 12/23/2021 by EKD to correct docket text] [Miranda Jones] [Entered: 12/22/2021 03:36 PM]
December 21, 2021 Filing 37 NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The submission of Appellant Carucel Investments L.P., Notice of Withdrawal of Counsel [ # 36 ], is not in compliance with the rules of this court (see attached). Compliant document is due on 12/29/2021. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [820179] [EKD] [Entered: 12/21/2021 11:02 AM]
December 21, 2021 Filing 36 Notice from Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. Notice of Withdrawal of Counsel. Service: 12/21/2021 by email. [820145] [21-1731] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [ # 37 ] [Miranda Jones] [Entered: 12/21/2021 09:59 AM]
December 20, 2021 Filing 35 NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The submission of Appellant Carucel Investments L.P., Entry of Appearance [ # 33 ], is not in compliance with the rules of this court (see attached). Compliant document is due on 12/28/2021. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [820002] [EKD] [Entered: 12/20/2021 04:50 PM]
December 20, 2021 Filing 34 Carucel Investments L.P.'s Notice of Denial of Director Review and Suggestions of Deficient Review by the USPTO for Appellant Carucel Investments L.P.. Service: 12/20/2021 by email. [819932] [21-1731] [Erick Robinson] [Entered: 12/20/2021 03:23 PM]
December 20, 2021 Filing 33 Entry of appearance for Brian T. Bear; Andrew W. Lester as counsel for Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. Service: 12/20/2021 by email. [819921] [21-1731] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [ # 35 ] [Brian Bear] [Entered: 12/20/2021 03:04 PM]
October 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 32 CLERK'S OFFICE QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE: re: Doc No. [ # 31 ], ERROR: The caption provided on the document does not follow the caption provided by the Clerk. CORRECTION: For future filings, please refer to Docket Entry #23 for the official and short captions. THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. [808418] [EKD] [Entered: 10/27/2021 09:20 AM]
October 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 31 Corrected Entry of appearance for Michelle Aspen; Roshan Mansinghani as counsel for Appellee Unified Patents, LLC. Service: 10/26/2021 by email. [808345] [21-1731] [Michelle Aspen] [Entered: 10/26/2021 05:10 PM]
October 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 30 NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The submission of Appellee Unified Patents, LLC, Entry of Appearance [ # 29 ], is not in compliance with the rules of this court (see attached). Compliant document due on 10/26/2021. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [806645] [JCW] [Entered: 10/19/2021 09:31 AM]
October 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 29 Amended Entry of appearance for Michelle Aspen; Roshan Mansinghani as counsel for Appellee Unified Patents, LLC. Service: 10/18/2021 by email. [806509] [21-1731] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No.[ # 30 ] [Michelle Aspen] [Entered: 10/18/2021 03:49 PM]
September 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 28 Entry of appearance for Daniel E. Yonan; as counsel for Appellee Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Service: 09/28/2021 by email. [802189] [21-1731] [Michael Specht] [Entered: 09/28/2021 09:42 AM]
September 13, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER filed granting motion [ # 19 ] to the extent that these appeals are remanded for the limited purpose of allowing appellant the opportunity to request Director rehearing of the final written decisions. This court retains jurisdiction over these appeals. (see order for details) (Per Curiam). Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [798698] [LMS] [Entered: 09/13/2021 11:11 AM]
August 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 26 REPLY of Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. to response [ # 24 ]. Service: 08/09/2021 by email. [791574] [21-1731] [Miranda Jones] [Entered: 08/09/2021 07:44 PM]
August 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 25 Docketing Statement for the Intervenor Andrew Hirshfeld. Service: 08/04/2021 by email. [790576] [21-1731] [Kakoli Caprihan] [Entered: 08/04/2021 11:38 AM]
July 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 24 RESPONSE of Intervenor Andrew Hirshfeld to Doc No. [ # 19 ], [ # 19 ]. Service: 07/30/2021 by email. [789636] [21-1731] [Kakoli Caprihan] [Entered: 07/30/2021 01:23 PM]
July 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER revising the official caption as above to reflect the addition of the intervenor. The intervenor is directed to file a docketing statement no later than 14 days from the date of filing of this order. Any response from the intervenor to Carucel Investments L.P.'s motion to vacate and remand is due no later than August 2, 2021. Any reply from Carucel in support of its motion is due no later than August 9, 2021. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [787495] [LMS] [Entered: 07/21/2021 08:05 AM]
July 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 22 Entry of appearance for Kakoli Caprihan; Thomas W. Krause; Farheena Y. Rasheed; Robert E. McBride as counsel for U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Service: 07/19/2021 by email. [787153] [21-1731] [Kakoli Caprihan] [Entered: 07/19/2021 04:42 PM]
July 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 21 Notice of Intervention pursuant to the provisions of 35 USC Section 143 from the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Service: 07/19/2021 by email. [787151] [21-1731] [Kakoli Caprihan] [Entered: 07/19/2021 04:39 PM]
July 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 RESPONSE of Appellees Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and Unified Patents, LLC to Doc No. [ # 19 ], [ # 19 ]. Service: 07/19/2021 by email. [787034] [21-1731] [Pauline Pelletier] [Entered: 07/19/2021 12:54 PM]
July 7, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 19 MOTION of Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. to vacate PTAB final determinations., for limited remand. Service: 07/07/2021 by email. [784699] [21-1731] [Miranda Jones] [Entered: 07/07/2021 09:27 PM]
June 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER Notice of the appellant's constitutional challenge [ # 17 ] is hereby certified to the Attorney General. No later than 30 days from the date of filing of this order, the Attorney General is directed to inform this court whether the United States intends to intervene in these appeals. The briefing schedule in these appeals is stayed. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [783461] [LMS] [Entered: 06/30/2021 12:15 PM]
June 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Notice from Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. Notice of Constitutional Challenge Pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 44(a). Service: 06/25/2021 by email. [782721] [21-1731] [Miranda Jones] [Entered: 06/25/2021 02:32 PM]
May 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 **TEXT ONLY** ORDER granting motion to extend time to file brief [ # 15 ] filed by Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. The opening brief is due 07/21/2021. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. This order has been issued without an attached document and is official and binding. [777367] [EKD] [Entered: 05/27/2021 08:45 AM]
May 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MOTION of Appellant Carucel Investments L.P. to extend the time to 07/21/2021 to file brief. Service: 05/26/2021 by email. [777289] [21-1731] [Miranda Jones] [Entered: 05/26/2021 03:28 PM]
May 17, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 Note to File: The following cases shall be considered companion cases and assigned to the same merits panel: 21-1731, -1734, -1735, -1736, 1737 and 21-1911, -1912, -1913, -1914. [775250] [21-1731, 21-1911] [EKD] [Entered: 05/17/2021 08:35 AM]
April 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 Certified list received. Service: 04/21/2021 by email. Refer to Fed. Cir. R. 31 for calculating brief deadlines from service of the certified list. [770978] [KMH] [Entered: 04/23/2021 04:25 PM]
April 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 Corrected Entry of appearance for Miranda Y. Jones; Erick S. Robinson; R. Scott Rhoades as counsel for Appellant Carucel Investments L.P.. Service: 04/21/2021 by email. [770312] [21-1731] [Miranda Jones] [Entered: 04/21/2021 04:51 PM]
April 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The submission of Appellant Carucel Investments L.P., Entry of Appearance [ # 10 ], is not in compliance with the rules of this court (see attached). Compliant document due on 04/23/2021. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [769360] [KMH] [Entered: 04/16/2021 03:10 PM]
April 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Entry of appearance for Miranda Y. Jones; Erick S. Robinson as counsel for Appellant Carucel Investments L.P.. Service: 04/12/2021 by email. [768128] [21-1731] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [ # 11 ] [Miranda Jones] [Entered: 04/12/2021 06:24 PM]
March 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Note to File: The following cases are consolidated: 21-1731 Lead with 21-1734, 21-1735, 21-1736, and 21-1737 Consolidated Member Cases. The parties must file all documents in the lead appeal only. [765641] [21-1731, 21-1734, 21-1735, 21-1736, 21-1737] [KMH] [Entered: 03/30/2021 01:51 PM]
March 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER consolidating appeals 21-1731, 21-1734, 21-1735, 21-1736, 21-1737, granting motion to modify the official caption [ # 764593-2 ] filed by Appellee Unified Patents, Inc. in 21-1737. The revised official caption is reflected in the order. The certified lists remain due no later than April 21, 2021. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [765635] [21-1731, 21-1734, 21-1735, 21-1736, 21-1737] [KMH] [Entered: 03/30/2021 01:43 PM]
March 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 Docketing Statement for the Appellee Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Service: 03/26/2021 by email. [765153] [21-1731] [Michael Specht] [Entered: 03/26/2021 04:21 PM]
March 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Certificate of Interest for Appellee Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Service: 03/26/2021 by email. [765151] [21-1731] [Michael Specht] [Entered: 03/26/2021 04:20 PM]
March 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Entry of appearance for Michael D. Specht; Ryan Charles Richardson; Pauline M. Pelletier as counsel for Appellee Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Service: 03/26/2021 by email. [765149] [21-1731] [Michael Specht] [Entered: 03/26/2021 04:19 PM]
March 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Entry of appearance for R. Scott Rhoades as counsel for Appellant Carucel Investments L.P.. Service: 03/26/2021 by email. [765058] [21-1731] [R. Rhoades] [Entered: 03/26/2021 01:45 PM]
March 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Docketing Statement for the Appellant Carucel Investments L.P.. Service: 03/26/2021 by email. [765056] [21-1731] [R. Rhoades] [Entered: 03/26/2021 01:44 PM]
March 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Certificate of Interest for Appellant Carucel Investments L.P.. Service: 03/26/2021 by email. [765054] [21-1731] [R. Rhoades] [Entered: 03/26/2021 01:42 PM]
March 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 Appeal docketed. Received: 03/10/2021. [761837] Entry of Appearance due 03/26/2021. Certificate of Interest due 03/26/2021. Docketing Statement due 03/26/2021. Certified List due 04/21/2021. [KMH] [Entered: 03/12/2021 11:18 AM]

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Appellant: CARUCEL INVESTMENTS L.P.
Represented By: R. Scott Rhoades
Represented By: Miranda Y. Jones
Represented By: Erick Robinson
Represented By: Brian T. Bear
Represented By: Andy Lester
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Appellee: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.
Represented By: Ryan Charles Richardson
Represented By: Michael D. Specht
Represented By: Pauline Pelletier
Represented By: Daniel Yonan
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Appellee: UNIFIED PATENTS, LLC
Represented By: Roshan Mansinghani
Represented By: Michelle Aspen
Represented By: Debra Janece McComas
Represented By: Raghav Bajaj
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Intervenor: ANDREW HIRSHFELD, Performing the Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Represented By: Kakoli Caprihan
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Intervenor: ANDREW HIRSHFELD, Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Intervenor: KATHERINE K. VIDAL, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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