Amicus Curiae Briefs

Supreme Court Briefs

• Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc., No. 24-889 (U.S. June 4, 2026)
  • On behalf of 76 Scholars of Law, Business, Economics, and Medicine
  • Media coverage: Law360, News from the States
• Cox Comunications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, 146 S. Ct. 959 (Mar. 25, 2026)
  • On behalf of a Professor of Patent Law
  • Media coverage: Patently-O, Bloomberg Law
• United States v. Arthrex, Inc., 141 S. Ct. 1970 (2021)
  • On behalf of the Coalition Against Patent Abuse
• Van Buren v. United States, 141 S. Ct. 1648 (2021)
  • On behalf of the R Street Institute, Public Knowledge, Lincoln Network, Engine Advocacy, the Innovation Defense Foundation, and the American Antitrust Institute
• Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., 141 S. Ct. 1183 (2021)
  • On behalf of the R Street Institute, Public Knowledge, and the Niskanen Center
• Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., 140 S. Ct. 1498 (2020)
  • On behalf of the R Street Institute, the Wikimedia Foundation, and Public Knowledge
  • Media coverage: Patently-O, ABA Journal
• Peter v. NantKwest, Inc., 140 S. Ct. 365 (2019)
  • On behalf of the R Street Institute
• Return Mail, Inc. v. United States Postal Service, 139 S. Ct. 1853 (2019) ssrn
  • On behalf of the R Street Institute
• Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., 139 S. Ct. 628 (2019) ssrn
  • On behalf of the R Street Institute and Engine Advocacy
• Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, 138 S. Ct. 1365 (2018)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Engine Advocacy, and the R Street Institute
  • Media coverage: Patently-O
• TC Heartland, LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, 137 S. Ct. 1514 (2017)
  • On behalf of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Knowledge
  • Media coverage: Ars Technica, The Verge, Patently-O
• Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc., 581 U.S. 360 (2017)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, AARP, AARP Foundation, Mozilla, and the R Street Institute
  • Media coverage: Wired, Ars Technica, The Register
• SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC, 137 S. Ct. 954 (2017)
  • On behalf of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Knowledge
  • Media coverage: SCOTUSblog
• Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands, Inc., 137 S. Ct. 1002 (2017)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge, the International Costumers Guild, Shapeways, Inc., the Open Source Hardware Association, Formlabs Inc., Printrbot Inc., the Organization for Transformative Works, the American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries, and the Association of College and Research Libraries
  • Media coverage: Techdirt, Shapeways Blog, GW Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law Brief, 3D Printing Industry, Motherboard, Law360
• Samsung Electronics Co. v. Apple Inc., 137 S. Ct. 429 (2016)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the R Street Institute, the American Antitrust Institute, and IP Justice
  • Media coverage: Bloomberg BNA, Law360
• Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee, 579 U.S. 261 (2016)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge
  • Media coverage: Patently-O, Law360
• Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 579 U.S. 197 (2016)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge
• Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc., 579 U.S. 93 (2016)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Engine Advocacy
  • Media coverage: Law360, SCOTUSblog
• Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 578 U.S. 330 (2016)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge
  • Media coverage: Politico Morning Tech, Reuters
• Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC, 576 U.S. 446 (2015)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge
  • Media coverage: Ars Technica
• Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc., 575 U.S. 632 (2015)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge, the R Street Institute, the American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries, the Association of College and Research Libraries, and the Center for Democracy and Technology
  • Media coverage: Ars Technica, Legal Newsline
• Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., 572 U.S. 898 (2014)
  • On behalf of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Knowledge
• Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International, 573 U.S. 208 (2014) ssrn
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge and the Application Developers Alliance
  • Media coverage: Techdirt, Ars Technica

Supreme Court Petition-Stage Briefs

• Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc., No. 24-889 (U.S. June 4, 2026)
  • On behalf of 30 Scholars of Law, Economics, and Medicine
• Teva Pharmaceuticals USA v. GlaxoSmithKline LLC, No. 22-37 (U.S. July 11, 2022)
  • On behalf of 42 Professors of Law, Economics, Business, and Medicine
• Comcast Corp. v. International Trade Commission, 141 S. Ct. 133 (2020)
  • On behalf of the R Street Institute, the Innovation Defense Foundation, Lincoln Network, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Apple, Inc. v. VirnetX Inc., 140 S. Ct. 1122 (2020)
  • On behalf of the R Street Institute, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Engine Advocacy
• Medtronic, Inc. v. Barry, 140 S. Ct. 869 (2020)
  • On behalf of the R Street Institute
• Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., 140 S. Ct. 1498 (2020)
  • On behalf of the R Street Institute et al.
  • Media coverage: Law360
• Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., 141 S. Ct. 1183 (2021)
  • On behalf of the R Street Institute and Public Knowledge
• Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. UCB, Inc., 139 S. Ct. 1172 (2019)
  • On behalf of the R Street Institute and Public Knowledge
• Samsung Electronics Co. v. Apple Inc., 138 S. Ct. 420 (2017)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Engine Advocacy
  • Media coverage: InsideSources, AppleInsider
• Google Inc. v. Arendi SARL, 137 S. Ct. 1329 (2017)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• TC Heartland, LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, 137 S. Ct. 1514 (2017)
  • On behalf of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Knowledge
• Google, Inc. v. Cioffi, 137 S. Ct. 620 (2017)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc., 581 U.S. 360 (2017)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the R Street Institute
  • Media coverage: New York Times, Courthouse News Service, Law360, Boing Boing
• Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands, Inc., 137 S. Ct. 1002 (2017)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge, the Royal Manticoran Navy, and the International Costumers Guild
• Vermont v. MPHJ Technology Investments, LLC, 136 S. Ct. 1658 (2016)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Samsung Electronics Co. v. Apple Inc., 137 S. Ct. 429 (2016)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., 136 S. Ct. 569 (2015)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• K/S HIMPP v. Hear-Wear Technologies, LLC, 135 S. Ct. 1439 (2015)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Google, Inc. v. Oracle America, Inc., 135 S.Ct. 2887 (2015)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge
  • Media coverage: Techdirt
• Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., 572 U.S. 898 (2014)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• WildTangent, Inc. v. Ultramercial, LLC, 573 U.S. 2870 (2013)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge
  • Media coverage: Techdirt

Federal Appellate Briefs

• Exafer Ltd. v. Microsoft Corp., No. 24-2296 (Fed. Cir. May 20, 2026)
  • On behalf of Charles Duan
  • With Morgan Doyle
• Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Kennedy, 141 F.4th 254 (D.C. Cir. filed Mar. 24, 2025)
  • On behalf of 12 Narcolepsy Patients, Public Interest Organizations, Medical Professionals, and Professors of Law
• Amarin Pharma, Inc. v. Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., 104 F.4th 1370 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 22, 2024)
  • On behalf of 15 Scholars of Law and Medicine
• Carroll Shelby Licensing Inc. v. Halicki, 138 F.4th 1178 (9th Cir. filed Nov. 21, 2023)
  • On behalf of 20 Professors of Law and Public Knowledge
• Green v. United States Department of Justice, 111 F.4th 81 (D.C. Cir. 2024)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge, the Digital Right to Repair Coalition, Software Freedom Conservancy, iFixit, the Open Source Hardware Association, and Scholars of Property and Technology Law
• American Society for Testing & Materials v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., 82 F.4th 1262 (D.C. Cir. 2022)
  • On behalf of Former Government Publishing Officials Raymond A. Mosley and Robert C. Tapella
• GlaxoSmithKline LLC v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, 25 F.4th 949 (Fed. Cir. 2022)
  • On behalf of 14 Professors of Law
• Federal Trade Commission v. Qualcomm Inc., 969 F.3d 974 (9th Cir. 2020)
  • On behalf of the R Street Institute
• Trimble, Inc. v. PerDiemCo LLC, 997 F.3d 1147 (Fed. Cir. 2021)
  • On behalf of the R Street Institute et al.
• Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 896 F.3d 1322 (Fed. Cir. 2018)
  • On behalf of the R Street Institute and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
  • Media coverage: Law360
• Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Arista Networks, Inc., No. 17-2145 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 23, 2017)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge
• American Society for Testing & Materials v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., 896 F.3d 437 (D.C. Cir. 2018)
  • On behalf of Sixty-Six Library Associations, Nonprofit Organizations, Legal Technology Companies, Former Senior Government Officials, Librarians, Innovators and Professors of Law
• Code Revision Commission ex rel. General Assembly v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., 906 F.3d 1229 (11th Cir. 2018)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge, the American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries, the Association of College and Research Libraries, the Organization for Transformative Works, the Institute of Intellectual Property and Social Justice, and Forty-One Librarians and Professors of Law
• BMG Rights Management (US) LLC v. Cox Communications, Inc., 881 F.3d 293 (4th Cir. 2018)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Center for Democracy and Technology
  • Media coverage: MediaPost, Law360
• FTC v. AT&T Mobility LLC, 883 F.3d 848 (9th Cir. 2018)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge
• Williams v. Gaye, 895 F.3d 1106 (9th Cir. 2018)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge
  • Media coverage: Digital Music News, Hollywood Reporter
• In re Marten Transport, Ltd., No. 16-108 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 11, 2016)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Xilinx, Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG, 848 F.3d 1346 (Fed. Cir. 2017)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
  • Media coverage: Law360
• Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., 809 F.3d 633 (Fed. Cir. 2015)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
  • Media coverage: Law360, Broadcasting & Cable
• In re TC Heartland, LLC, 821 F.3d 1338 (Fed. Cir. 2015)
  • On behalf of Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Knowledge, and Engine Advocacy
  • Media coverage: Law360, Ars Technica, Patently-O
• Lexmark International, Inc. v. Impression Products, Inc., 816 F.3d 721 (Fed. Cir. 2016)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Open Source Hardware Association, the Digital Right to Repair Coalition, and Public Citizen, Inc.
  • Media coverage: ABA Journal, New York Times
• McRO, Inc. v. Bandai Namco Games America Inc., 837 F.3d 1299 (Fed. Cir. 2016)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
  • Media coverage: Vice: Motherboard
• Biosig Instruments, Inc. v. Nautilus, Inc., 783 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2015)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Realtek Semiconductor Corp. v. LSI Corp., No. 14-16319 (9th Cir. Apr. 10, 2015)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge
• DietGoal Innovations LLC v. Bravo Media LLC, No. 599 Fed. Appx. 956 (Fed. Cir. 2015)
  • On behalf of Application Developers Alliance, Computer and Communications Industry Association, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Engine Advocacy, National Restaurant Association, and Public Knowledge
• Microsoft Corp. v. Motorola, Inc., 795 F.3d 1024 (9th Cir. 2015)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge
  • Media coverage: Law360, Bloomberg Business
• ClearCorrect Operating, LLC v. International Trade Commission, 810 F.3d 1283 (Fed. Cir. 2015)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
  • Media coverage: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes, The Verge, Vice: Motherboard, Techdirt, Law360, Litigation Daily, Consumerist
• Ultramercial, Inc. v. Hulu, LLC, 772 F.3d 709 (Fed. Cir. 2014)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge

District Court Briefs

• Jazz Pharmaceuticals v. Becerra, No. 1:23-cv-1819 (D.D.C. Oct. 30, 2024)
  • On behalf of 22 Narcolepsy Patients, Public Interest Organizations, Medical Professionals, and Professors of Law
• Intel Corp. v. Fortress Investment Group LLC, No. 3:19-cv-7651 (N.D. Cal. July 15, 2020)
  • On behalf of the R Street Institute, the Center for Democracy and Technology, Public Knowledge, Engine Advocacy, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• American Society for Testing & Materials v. Public.Resource.Org, 121 U.S.P.Q.2d 1513 (D.D.C. Feb. 2, 2017)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge
• BMG Rights Management (US) LLC v. Cox Enterprises, Inc., 149 F. Supp. 3d 634 (E.D. Va. 2015)
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
  • Media coverage: TorrentFreak

Administrative Adjudications

• Certain Mobile Electronic Devices and Radio Frequency and Processing Components Thereof, 83 Fed. Reg. 64875 (USITC Feb. 6, 2019)
  • For the R Street Institute et al.
• Certain Mobile Electronic Devices and Radio Frequency and Processing Components Thereof, 83 Fed. Reg. 54138 (USITC Nov. 8, 2018)
  • For the R Street Institute et al.
• Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, Case IPR2016-01127 etc. (P.T.A.B. Nov. 30, 2017) ssrn
  • On behalf of Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Certain Semiconductor Devices, Semiconductor Packages, and Products Containing Same, 82 Fed. Reg. 46519 (USITC Oct. 13, 2017)
  • For Public Knowledge and the Open Technology Institute at New America
• Certain Semiconductor Devices, Semiconductor Packages, and Products Containing Same, 82 Fed. Reg. 32584 (USITC Aug. 7, 2017)
  • For Public Knowledge and the Open Technology Institute at New America
• Certain Consumer Electronics and Display Devices With Graphics Processing and Graphics Processing Units Therein, 80 Fed. Reg. 66039 (USITC Nov. 13, 2015)
  • For Public Knowledge
  • Media coverage: Law360

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