SCOTUS Series: Return Mail Inc. v. United States Postal Service
February 19, 2019
4:00pm-6:00pm | Room NT-01
American University Washington College of Law regularly invites counsel of record and counsel for selected amici to offer post-argument reflections in intellectual property (and related) cases heard by the Supreme Court. These events are held on the afternoon of oral argument before the Court.
Panel:
- Jonas Anderson
American University Washington College of Law, Moderator - Martine E. Cicconi
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, Counsel for Amicus Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (in support of Petitioner) - Charles Duan
R Street Institute, Counsel for Amicus R Street Institute (in support of Respondents) - Elizabeth Beske
American University Washington College of Law, (in support of Neither Party)
Issue:
Whether the government is a “person” who may petition to institute review proceedings under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act.
UPDATE:
Decision: June 10, 2019
Argument: Transcript; Audio