In re: HighLevel, Inc.
Petitioner: In re: HIGHLEVEL, INC., JOHN A. SQUIRES, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and COKE MORGAN STEWART, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Respondent: ETISON LLC, dba ClickFunnels
Amicus Curiae: U.S. MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ENTERPRISE, NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION, ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION, HIGH TECH INVENTORS ALLIANCE, COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, UNIFIED PATENTS, LLC and SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
Case Number: 25-148
Filed: August 29, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other

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Date Filed Description
December 9, 2025 In Re HIGHLEVEL, INC.

Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 9, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER filed denying [ # 2 ] Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed by HighLevel, Inc.; granting motion for leave to file a brief amici curiae [ # 7 ] and accepting the corresponding brief for filing. (Per Curiam). Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1133452] [LMS] [Entered: 12/09/2025 10:42 AM]
October 7, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 21 REPLY of Petitioner HighLevel, Inc. to response [ # 19 ], response [ # 20 ]. Service: 10/07/2025 by email. [1119736] [25-148] [Robert Shaffer] [Entered: 10/07/2025 02:58 PM]
September 30, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 20 RESPONSE of Respondent Etison LLC to Doc No. [ # 2 ]. Service: 09/30/2025 by email. [1118392] [25-148] [Jeffri Kaminski] [Entered: 09/30/2025 06:05 PM]
September 30, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 19 RESPONSE from John A. Squires, Director of the USPTO to Doc No. [ # 2 ]. Service: 09/30/2025 by email. [1118383] [25-148] [Laura Myron] [Entered: 09/30/2025 05:34 PM]
September 30, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 18 Entry of Appearance for Laura E. Myron; Brad Hinshelwood as counsel for John A. Squires, Director of the USPTO. Service: 09/30/2025 by email. [1118227] [25-148] [Laura Myron] [Entered: 09/30/2025 01:53 PM]
September 30, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Notice from Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office of Withdrawal of Director's Counsel (Amy J. Nelson). Service: 09/30/2025 by email. [1118191] [25-148] [Peter Sawert] [Entered: 09/30/2025 01:11 PM]
September 29, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 16 Docketing Statement for the Petitioner HighLevel, Inc.. Service: 09/29/2025 by email. [1117894] [25-148] [Robert Shaffer] [Entered: 09/29/2025 03:05 PM]
September 23, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 15 Clerk's Note to the File: John A. Squires, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office is substituted as Movant in this case. [1116573] [IMH] [Entered: 09/23/2025 02:17 PM]
September 12, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 14 Notice of Related Case Information for Respondent Etison LLC. Service: 09/12/2025 by email. [1114388] [25-148] [Jeffri Kaminski] [Entered: 09/12/2025 12:17 PM]
September 12, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 13 Certificate of Interest for Respondent Etison LLC. Service: 09/12/2025 by email. [1114387] [25-148] [Jeffri Kaminski] [Entered: 09/12/2025 12:16 PM]
September 12, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 12 Entry of Appearance for Jeffri A. Kaminski; Justin J. Oliver; Jose A. Gonzalez Lopez as counsel for Respondent Etison LLC. Service: 09/12/2025 by email. [1114368] [25-148] [Jeffri Kaminski] [Entered: 09/12/2025 11:38 AM]
September 8, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER filed granting the motion [ # 9 ]; The responses to the mandamus petition are due no later than September 30, 2025, and the reply in support is due no later than October 7, 2025. (Per Curiam). Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1113096] [LMS] [Entered: 09/08/2025 11:33 AM]
September 5, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Entry of Appearance for Robert F. Shaffer; Jonathan D. Hacker; William M. Fink; Khanh Leon as counsel for Petitioner HighLevel, Inc.. Service: 09/05/2025 by email. [1112707] [25-148] [Robert Shaffer] [Entered: 09/05/2025 01:50 PM]
September 5, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 9 MOTION of the Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Respondent Etison LLC and Petitioner HighLevel, Inc. to set briefing schedule. Service: 09/05/2025 by email. [1112696] [25-148] [Peter Sawert] [Entered: 09/05/2025 12:45 PM]
September 5, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 8 Entry of Appearance for Peter J. Sawert; Amy J. Nelson; Robert J. McManus; Fahd H. Patel as counsel for the Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Service: 09/05/2025 by email. [1112694] [25-148] [Peter Sawert] [Entered: 09/05/2025 12:30 PM]
September 2, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MOTION of US*MADE, the National Retail Federation, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, the High Tech Inventors Alliance, the Computer & Communications Industry Association, Unified Patents, LLC, and the Software & Information Industry Association for leave to file an amicus curiae brief. Service: 09/02/2025 by email. [1111875] [25-148] [Joseph Matal] [Entered: 09/02/2025 06:20 PM]
September 2, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Entry of Appearance for Joseph Matal as counsel for US*MADE, the National Retail Federation, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, the High Tech Inventors Alliance, the Computer & Communications Industry Association, Unified Patents, LLC, and the Software & Information Industry Association. Service: 09/02/2025 by email. [1111874] [25-148] [Joseph Matal] [Entered: 09/02/2025 06:18 PM]
September 2, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER The Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and Etison LLC are directed to file separate responses to the petition [ # 2 ] no later than fourteen days from the date of entry of this order. HighLevel may submit a reply in support no later than three days from the date of service of the last-filed response. (Per Curiam). Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1111617] [LMS] [Entered: 09/02/2025 08:43 AM]
August 29, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Notice of Related Case Information for Petitioner HighLevel, Inc. Service: 08/28/2025 by email. [1111403] [IMH] [Entered: 08/29/2025 09:45 AM]
August 29, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Certificate of Interest for Petitioner HighLevel, Inc. Service: 08/28/2025 by email. [1111402] [IMH] [Entered: 08/29/2025 09:44 AM]
August 29, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 2 PETITION of Petitioner HighLevel, Inc. for Writ of Mandamus pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 21. Service: 08/28/2025 by email. [1111400] [IMH] [Entered: 08/29/2025 09:42 AM]
August 29, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 1 Miscellaneous case docketed. Received: 08/28/2025. [1111398] Entry of Appearance is due on 09/12/2025. Certificate of Interest is due on 09/12/2025. [IMH] [Entered: 08/29/2025 09:37 AM]

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Petitioner: In re: HIGHLEVEL, INC.
Represented By: Khanh Nguyen Leon
Represented By: Jonathan Hacker
Represented By: William Fink
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Petitioner: JOHN A. SQUIRES, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Represented By: Fahd H. Patel
Represented By: Laura Myron
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Petitioner: COKE MORGAN STEWART, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Respondent: ETISON LLC, dba ClickFunnels
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Amicus curiae: U.S. MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ENTERPRISE
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