In re: Cambridge Industries USA Inc.
Petitioner: In re: CAMBRIDGE INDUSTRIES USA INC. and JOHN A. SQUIRES, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Respondent: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
Amicus Curiae: U.S. MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ENTERPRISE, NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION, ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION, HIGH TECH INVENTORS ALLIANCE, COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, ACT THE APP ASSOCIATION, SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, UNIFIED PATENTS, LLC, PUBLIC INTEREST PATENT LAW INSTITUTE, PTAAARMIGAN LLC and VLSI TECHNOLOGY LLC
Case Number: 26-101
Filed: October 10, 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 CAMBRIDGE INDUSTRIES USA INC.

Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 9, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER filed denying [ # 2 ] Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed by Cambridge Industries USA Inc.; All motions for leave to file briefs amici curiae [ # 10 ], [ # 14 ], [ # 18 ], [ # 24 ] are granted and the corresponding briefs are accepted for filing. (Per Curiam). Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1133369] [LMS] [Entered: 12/09/2025 09:21 AM]
November 25, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 30 FILED IN ERROR: NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The submission of Petitioner Cambridge Industries USA Inc., Amended Entry of Appearance [ # 29 ], is not in compliance with the rules of this court (see attached). Compliant document due on 12/04/2025. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1130358]--[Edited 11/25/2025 by IMH] [IMH] [Entered: 11/25/2025 08:53 AM]
November 24, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 29 Amended Entry of Appearance for Nicola A. Pisano; Regis C. Worley, Jr. as counsel for Petitioner Cambridge Industries USA Inc. Service: 11/24/2025 by email. [1130312] [26-101] [Regis Worley] [Entered: 11/24/2025 05:09 PM]
October 27, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 28 Notice of Related Case Information for Respondent Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.. Service: 10/27/2025 by email. [1123833] [26-101] [Jo Carothers] [Entered: 10/27/2025 04:51 PM]
October 27, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 27 REPLY of Petitioner Cambridge Industries USA Inc. to Doc No. [ # 23 ]. Service: 10/27/2025 by email. [1123777] [26-101]--[Edited 10/27/2025 by IMH] [Nicola Pisano] [Entered: 10/27/2025 03:25 PM]
October 27, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 26 Notice to Respondent Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.: The record of this case indicates that no Notice of Related Case Information under Fed. Cir. R. 47.5(b) has been filed. Failure to file required documents may result in dismissal or other action as deemed appropriate by the court. See FCR 25(h). Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1123772] [IMH] [Entered: 10/27/2025 03:06 PM]
October 24, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 25 Entry of Appearance for Kenneth Weatherwax; Philip Warrick as counsel for VLSI Technology LLC. Service: 10/24/2025 by email. [1123597] [26-101] [Kenneth Weatherwax] [Entered: 10/24/2025 11:47 PM]
October 24, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 24 MOTION of VLSI Technology LLC for leave to file an amicus curiae brief. Service: 10/24/2025 by email [1123596] [26-101]--[Edited 10/27/2025 by JCA to correct event] [Kenneth Weatherwax] [Entered: 10/24/2025 11:45 PM]
October 24, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 23 RESPONSE of Respondent Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. to Doc No. [ # 2 ]. Service: 10/24/2025 by email. [1123592] [26-101] [Jo Carothers] [Entered: 10/24/2025 06:41 PM]
October 24, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 22 Entry of Appearance for Jo Dale Carothers as counsel for Respondent Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.. Service: 10/24/2025 by email. [1123591] [26-101] [Jo Carothers] [Entered: 10/24/2025 06:38 PM]
October 24, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 21 Certificate of Interest for Respondent Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.. Service: 10/24/2025 by email. [1123590] [26-101] [Jo Carothers] [Entered: 10/24/2025 06:36 PM]
October 24, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 20 RESPONSE from Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to Doc No. [ # 2 ]. Service: 10/24/2025 by email. [1123448] [26-101] [Peter Sawert] [Entered: 10/24/2025 01:02 PM]
October 24, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 19 Entry of Appearance for Peter J. Sawert; Nicholas T. Matich; Robert J. McManus; Fahd H. Patel; Laura E. Myron; Brad Hinshelwood as counsel for Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Service: 10/24/2025 by email. [1123445] [26-101] [Peter Sawert] [Entered: 10/24/2025 01:00 PM]
October 24, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 18 MOTION of PTAAARMIGAN LLC for leave to file an amicus curiae brief. Service: 10/24/2025 by email. [1123308] [26-101] [David Boundy] [Entered: 10/24/2025 07:09 AM]
October 24, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Certificate of Interest for PTAAARMIGAN LLC. Service: 10/24/2025 by email. [1123307] [26-101] [David Boundy] [Entered: 10/24/2025 07:05 AM]
October 24, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 16 Entry of Appearance for David E. Boundy as counsel for PTAAARMIGAN LLC. Service: 10/24/2025 by email. [1123306] [26-101] [David Boundy] [Entered: 10/24/2025 07:02 AM]
October 15, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 15 Filing fee paid. Fee Amount: $600.00. Receipt Number: A13-43177-584. [1121228] [26-101] [Nicola Pisano] [Entered: 10/15/2025 01:45 PM]
October 14, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MOTION of Public Interest Patent Law Institute for leave to file an amicus curiae brief. Service: 10/14/2025 by email. [1121055] [26-101] [Katherine Vidal] [Entered: 10/14/2025 11:26 PM]
October 14, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 13 Certificate of Interest for Public Interest Patent Law Institute. Service: 10/14/2025 by email. [1121053] [26-101] [Katherine Vidal] [Entered: 10/14/2025 10:28 PM]
October 14, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 12 Entry of Appearance for Katherine Vidal; Eimeric Reig-Plessis; Thanh D. Nguyen as counsel for Public Interest Patent Law Institute. Service: 10/14/2025 by email. [1121052] [26-101] [Katherine Vidal] [Entered: 10/14/2025 10:26 PM]
October 14, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 11 Notice of Correction to Doc No. from US*MADE, the National Retail Federation, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, the High Tech Inventors Alliance, the Computer & Communications Industry Ass'n, ACT|The App Association, the Software & Information Industry Association, and Unified Patents. Service: 10/14/2025 by email. [1121040] [26-101] [Joseph Matal] [Entered: 10/14/2025 07:38 PM]
October 14, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MOTION of US*MADE, the National Retail Federation, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, the High Tech Inventors Alliance, the Computer & Communications Industry Ass'n, ACT|The App Association, the Software & Information Industry Association, and Unified Patents for leave to file an amicus curiae brief. Service: 10/14/2025 by email. [1121039] [26-101] [Joseph Matal] [Entered: 10/14/2025 07:36 PM]
October 14, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 9 NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The submission of Petitioner Cambridge Industries USA Inc., Motion [ # 8 ], is not in compliance with the rules of this court (see attached). Compliant document due on 10/21/2025. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1120961] [IMH] [Entered: 10/14/2025 03:50 PM]
October 14, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 8 MOTION of US*MADE, the National Retail Federation, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, the High Tech Inventors Alliance, the Computer & Communications Industry Ass'n, ACT|The App Association, the Software & Information Industry Association, and Unified Patents for leave to file an amicus curiae brief. Service: 10/14/2025 by email. [1120941] [26-101] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No.[ # 9 ] [Joseph Matal] [Entered: 10/14/2025 03:14 PM]
October 14, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 7 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 Ass'n, ACT|The App Association, the Software & Information Industry Association, and Unified Patents. Service: 10/14/2025 by email. [1120939] [26-101] [Joseph Matal] [Entered: 10/14/2025 03:13 PM]
October 10, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER The Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. are directed to file separate responses to the petition [ # 2 ] no later than fourteen days from the date of entry of this order. Petitioners may submit a combined 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. [1120634] [NL] [Entered: 10/10/2025 04:13 PM]
October 10, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Notice of Related Case Information for Petitioner Cambridge Industries USA Inc. Service: 10/10/2025 by email. [1120569] [IMH] [Entered: 10/10/2025 01:34 PM]
October 10, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Certificate of Interest for Petitioner Cambridge Industries USA Inc. Service: 10/10/2025 by email. [1120568] [IMH] [Entered: 10/10/2025 01:33 PM]
October 10, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Entry of Appearance for Nicola A. Pisano; Regis C. Worley, Jr. as counsel for Petitioner Cambridge Industries USA Inc. Service: 10/10/2025 by email. [1120567] [IMH] [Entered: 10/10/2025 01:32 PM]
October 10, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 2 PETITION of Petitioner Cambridge Industries USA Inc. for Writ of Mandamus pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 21. Service: 10/10/2025 by email. [1120565] [IMH] [Entered: 10/10/2025 01:26 PM]
October 10, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 1 Miscellaneous case docketed. Received: 10/10/2025. [1120561] Fee is due on 10/24/2025. Entry of Appearance is due on 10/24/2025. Certificate of Interest is due on 10/24/2025. [IMH] [Entered: 10/10/2025 01:21 PM]

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Petitioner: In re: CAMBRIDGE INDUSTRIES USA INC.
Represented By: Regis Calvin Worley Jr.
Represented By: Nicola Anthony Pisano
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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
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