Rein Tech, Inc. v. Mueller Systems, LLC
| REIN TECH, INC. |
| MUELLER SYSTEMS, LLC |
| MICHAEL KLICPERA, ANN BUTLER and MARIA PROTTI |
| 26-1537 |
| March 18, 2026 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit |
| Patent Infringement (Fed. Qst.) |
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| Filing 21 6 paper copies of Doc. No. [18], [ # 17 ], [ # 16 ], [ # 12 ] received from Appellants Ann Butler, Michael Klicpera, Maria Protti and Rein Tech, Inc.. [1187414] [AG] [Entered: 08/19/2026 12:22 PM] |
| Filing 20 6 paper copies of Doc. No. [ # 15 ] received from Appellee Mueller Systems, LLC. [1187060] [AG] [Entered: 08/18/2026 09:50 AM] |
| Filing 19 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). [1186304] [MMA] [Entered: 08/13/2026 04:46 PM] |
| Filing 18 MODIFIED ENTRY: CONFIDENTIAL APPENDIX FILED by Appellants Ann Butler, Michael Klicpera, Maria Protti and Rein Tech, Inc. Service: 08/06/2026 by email. [1184543]--[Edited 08/13/2026 by MMA - Reason: compliance review complete] [Robert Palumbos] [Entered: 08/06/2026 02:14 PM] |
| Filing 17 MODIFIED ENTRY: APPENDIX FILED by Appellants Ann Butler, Michael Klicpera, Maria Protti and Rein Tech, Inc. Service: 08/06/2026 by email. [1184438] --[Edited 08/13/2026 by MMA - Reason: compliance review complete] [Robert Palumbos] [Entered: 08/06/2026 09:47 AM] |
| Filing 16 MODIFIED ENTRY: REPLY BRIEF FILED by Appellants Ann Butler, Michael Klicpera, Maria Protti and Rein Tech, Inc. Service: 08/03/2026 by email. [1183436] --[Edited 08/10/2026 by MMA - Reason: compliance review complete] [Robert Palumbos] [Entered: 08/03/2026 02:47 PM] |
| Filing 15 MODIFIED ENTRY: RESPONSE BRIEF FILED by Appellee Mueller Systems, LLC. Service: 07/13/2026 by email. [1179087] --[Edited 08/05/2026 by MMA - Reason: compliance review complete] [Coby Nixon] [Entered: 07/13/2026 06:07 PM] |
| Filing 14 **TEXT ONLY** ORDER granting motion to extend time to file brief [ # 13 ] filed by Appellee Mueller Systems, LLC. The response brief is due 07/13/2026. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. This order has been issued without an attached document and is official and binding. [1170904] [GWK] [Entered: 06/02/2026 10:28 AM] |
| Filing 13 MOTION of Appellee Mueller Systems, LLC to extend the time to 07/13/2026 to file brief. Service: 05/29/2026 by email. [1170365] [26-1537] [Coby Nixon] [Entered: 05/29/2026 05:21 PM] |
| Filing 12 MODIFIED ENTRY: CORRECTED OPENING BRIEF FILED by Appellants Ann Butler, Michael Klicpera, Maria Protti and Rein Tech, Inc. Service: 05/20/2026 by email. [1168350] --[Edited 05/28/2026 by MMA - Reason: compliance review complete] [Robert Palumbos] [Entered: 05/20/2026 11:37 AM] |
| Filing 11 NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The submission of Appellants Ann Butler, Michael Klicpera, Maria Protti and Rein Tech, Inc. in 26-1537, 26-1538, Opening Brief [ # 10 ], [ # 1167837-2 ], is not in compliance with the rules of this court (see attached). Compliant document due in 26-1537 on 05/28/2026. 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. [1168334] [26-1537, 26-1538] [GWK] [Entered: 05/20/2026 11:02 AM] |
| Filing 10 OPENING BRIEF FILED by Appellants Rein Tech, Inc., Ann Butler, Michael Klicpera and Maria Protti. Service: 05/18/2026 by email. [1167835] [26-1537] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [ # 11 ] [Robert Palumbos] [Entered: 05/18/2026 03:44 PM] |
| Filing 9 Certificate of Interest for Appellants Rein Tech, Inc., Michael Klicpera, Ann Butler and Maria Protti. Service: 04/01/2026 by email. [1156817] [26-1537] [Robert Palumbos] [Entered: 04/01/2026 10:18 AM] |
| Filing 8 Docketing Statement for the Appellants Rein Tech, Inc., Michael Klicpera, Ann Butler and Maria Protti. Service: 04/01/2026 by email. [1156815] [26-1537] [Robert Palumbos] [Entered: 04/01/2026 10:15 AM] |
| Filing 7 Note to File: The following cases are consolidated: 2026-1537 lead, 2026-1538 member. The parties must file all documents in the lead appeal only. [1156704] [26-1537, 26-1538] [GWK] [Entered: 03/31/2026 04:23 PM] |
Filing 6
ORDER consolidating appeals (2026-1537, 2026-1538); modifying the official caption. The revised official caption is reflected in the order. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1156702] [26-1537, 26-1538] [GWK] [Entered: 03/31/2026 04:22 PM]
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| Filing 5 Notice of Related Case Information for Appellee Mueller Systems, LLC. Service: 03/31/2026 by email. [1156550] [26-1537] [Coby Nixon] [Entered: 03/31/2026 11:25 AM] |
| Filing 4 Certificate of Interest for Appellee Mueller Systems, LLC. Service: 03/31/2026 by email. [1156548] [26-1537] [Coby Nixon] [Entered: 03/31/2026 11:23 AM] |
| Filing 3 Entry of Appearance for Coby S. Nixon; Seth K. Trimble; Cory Mull as counsel for Appellee Mueller Systems, LLC. Service: 03/31/2026 by email. [1156537] [26-1537] [Coby Nixon] [Entered: 03/31/2026 11:14 AM] |
| Filing 2 Entry of Appearance for Robert M. Palumbos as counsel for Appellant Rein Tech, Inc.. Service: 03/31/2026 by email. [1156392] [26-1537] [Robert Palumbos] [Entered: 03/31/2026 08:46 AM] |
| Filing 1 Appeal docketed. Received: 03/13/2026. [1153777] Entry of Appearance due 04/01/2026. Certificate of Interest is due on 04/01/2026. Docketing Statement due 04/01/2026. Appellant's brief is due 05/18/2026. [GWK] [Entered: 03/18/2026 11:47 AM] |
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