Amicus Curiae Briefs

Supreme Court Briefs

• Cox Comunications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, No. 24-171 (U.S. June 30, 2025)
  • For a Professor of Patent Law
  • Media coverage: Patently-O, Bloomberg Law
• United States v. Arthrex, Inc., 141 S. Ct. 1970 (2021)
  • For the Coalition Against Patent Abuse
• Van Buren v. United States, 141 S. Ct. 1648 (2021)
  • For 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)
  • For the R Street Institute, Public Knowledge, and the Niskanen Center
• Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., 140 S. Ct. 1498 (2020)
  • For 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)
  • For the R Street Institute
• Return Mail, Inc. v. United States Postal Service, 139 S. Ct. 1853 (2019) ssrn
  • For the R Street Institute
• Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., 139 S. Ct. 628 (2019) ssrn
  • For the R Street Institute and Engine Advocacy
• Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, 138 S. Ct. 1365 (2018)
  • For 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)
  • For 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)
  • For 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)
  • For the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Knowledge
  • Media coverage: SCOTUSblog
• Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands, Inc., 137 S. Ct. 1002 (2017)
  • For 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)
  • For 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)
  • For Public Knowledge
  • Media coverage: Patently-O, Law360
• Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 579 U.S. 197 (2016)
  • For Public Knowledge
• Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc., 579 U.S. 93 (2016)
  • For Public Knowledge, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Engine Advocacy
  • Media coverage: Law360, SCOTUSblog
• Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 578 U.S. 330 (2016)
  • For Public Knowledge
  • Media coverage: Politico Morning Tech, Reuters
• Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC, 576 U.S. 446 (2015)
  • For Public Knowledge
  • Media coverage: Ars Technica
• Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc., 575 U.S. 632 (2015)
  • For 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)
  • For the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Knowledge
• Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International, 573 U.S. 208 (2014) ssrn
  • For 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. filed Mar. 20, 2025)
  • For 30 Scholars of Law, Economics, and Medicine
• Teva Pharmaceuticals USA v. GlaxoSmithKline LLC, No. 22-37 (U.S. July 11, 2022)
  • For 42 Professors of Law, Economics, Business, and Medicine
• Comcast Corp. v. International Trade Commission, 141 S. Ct. 133 (2020)
  • For 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)
  • For the R Street Institute, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Engine Advocacy
• Medtronic, Inc. v. Barry, 140 S. Ct. 869 (2020)
  • For the R Street Institute
• Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., 140 S. Ct. 1498 (2020)
  • For the R Street Institute et al.
  • Media coverage: Law360
• Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., 141 S. Ct. 1183 (2021)
  • For the R Street Institute and Public Knowledge
• Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. UCB, Inc., 139 S. Ct. 1172 (2019)
  • For the R Street Institute and Public Knowledge
• Samsung Electronics Co. v. Apple Inc., 138 S. Ct. 420 (2017)
  • For Public Knowledge, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Engine Advocacy
  • Media coverage: InsideSources, AppleInsider
• Google Inc. v. Arendi SARL, 137 S. Ct. 1329 (2017)
  • For Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• TC Heartland, LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, 137 S. Ct. 1514 (2017)
  • For the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Knowledge
• Google, Inc. v. Cioffi, 137 S. Ct. 620 (2017)
  • For Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc., 581 U.S. 360 (2017)
  • For 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)
  • For Public Knowledge, the Royal Manticoran Navy, and the International Costumers Guild
• Vermont v. MPHJ Technology Investments, LLC, 136 S. Ct. 1658 (2016)
  • For Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Samsung Electronics Co. v. Apple Inc., 137 S. Ct. 429 (2016)
  • For Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., 136 S. Ct. 569 (2015)
  • For Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• K/S HIMPP v. Hear-Wear Technologies, LLC, 135 S. Ct. 1439 (2015)
  • For Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Google, Inc. v. Oracle America, Inc., 135 S.Ct. 2887 (2015)
  • For Public Knowledge
  • Media coverage: Techdirt
• Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., 572 U.S. 898 (2014)
  • For Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• WildTangent, Inc. v. Ultramercial, LLC, 573 U.S. 2870 (2013)
  • For Public Knowledge
  • Media coverage: Techdirt

Federal Appellate Briefs

• Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Kennedy, No. 24-5262 (D.C. Cir. filed Mar. 24, 2025)
  • For 12 Narcolepsy Patients, Public Interest Organizations, Medical Professionals, and Professors of Law
• Amarin Pharma, Inc. v. Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., No. 23-1169 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 22, 2024)
  • For 15 Scholars of Law and Medicine
• Carroll Shelby Licensing Inc. v. Halicki, Nos. 23-3731, -4008 (9th Cir. filed Nov. 21, 2023)
  • For 20 Professors of Law and Public Knowledge
• Green v. United States Department of Justice, 111 F.4th 81 (D.C. Cir. 2024)
  • For 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)
  • For Former Government Publishing Officials Raymond A. Mosley and Robert C. Tapella
• GlaxoSmithKline LLC v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, 25 F.4th 949 (Fed. Cir. 2022)
  • For 14 Professors of Law
• Federal Trade Commission v. Qualcomm Inc., 969 F.3d 974 (9th Cir. 2020)
  • For the R Street Institute
• Trimble, Inc. v. PerDiemCo LLC, 997 F.3d 1147 (Fed. Cir. 2021)
  • For the R Street Institute et al.
• Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 896 F.3d 1322 (Fed. Cir. 2018)
  • For 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)
  • For Public Knowledge
• American Society for Testing & Materials v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., 896 F.3d 437 (D.C. Cir. 2018)
  • For 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)
  • For 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)
  • For 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)
  • For Public Knowledge
• Williams v. Gaye, 895 F.3d 1106 (9th Cir. 2018)
  • For Public Knowledge
  • Media coverage: Digital Music News, Hollywood Reporter
• In re Marten Transport, Ltd., No. 16-108 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 11, 2016)
  • For Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Xilinx, Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG, 848 F.3d 1346 (Fed. Cir. 2017)
  • For Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
  • Media coverage: Law360
• Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., 809 F.3d 633 (Fed. Cir. 2015)
  • For Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
  • Media coverage: Law360, Broadcasting & Cable
• In re TC Heartland, LLC, 821 F.3d 1338 (Fed. Cir. 2015)
  • For 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)
  • For 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)
  • For Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
  • Media coverage: Vice: Motherboard
• Biosig Instruments, Inc. v. Nautilus, Inc., 783 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2015)
  • For Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Realtek Semiconductor Corp. v. LSI Corp., No. 14-16319 (9th Cir. Apr. 10, 2015)
  • For Public Knowledge
• DietGoal Innovations LLC v. Bravo Media LLC, No. 599 Fed. Appx. 956 (Fed. Cir. 2015)
  • For 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)
  • For Public Knowledge
  • Media coverage: Law360, Bloomberg Business
• ClearCorrect Operating, LLC v. International Trade Commission, 810 F.3d 1283 (Fed. Cir. 2015)
  • For 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)
  • For Public Knowledge

District Court Briefs

• Jazz Pharmaceuticals v. Becerra, No. 1:23-cv-1819 (D.D.C. Oct. 30, 2024)
  • For 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)
  • For 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)
  • For Public Knowledge
• BMG Rights Management (US) LLC v. Cox Enterprises, Inc., 149 F. Supp. 3d 634 (E.D. Va. 2015)
  • For 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
  • For 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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