In re: Cambridge Industries USA Inc.
| 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 |
| APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. |
| 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 |
| 26-101 |
| October 10, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit |
| Other |
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| In Re CAMBRIDGE INDUSTRIES USA INC. |
Docket Report
This docket was last retrieved on December 9, 2025. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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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