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IN THE
Supreme Court of the United States
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Petitioner,
v.
ARTHREX, INC., ET AL.,
Respondents.
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ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO
THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT
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ARTHREX, INC.,
Petitioner,
v.
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., ET AL.,
Respondents.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
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Cases
Bowsher v. Synar,
478 U.S. 714 (1986) ..............................................31
Buckley v. Valeo,
424 U.S. 1 (1976) ..................................................31
Weinberger v. Romero-Barcelo,
456 U.S. 305 (1982) ..............................................31
Constitutional Provisions
35 U.S.C. § 6(a)....................................................11, 32
35 U.S.C. § 311(a)........................................................8
35 U.S.C. § 311(b)......................................................11
35 U.S.C. § 314(a)......................................................11
35 U.S.C. § 316(a)......................................................11
35 U.S.C. § 318(b)......................................................15
Legislative History
Other Authorities
SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT
cases and forums. See Brief for Apple Inc. as Amicus Curiae in
Support of Respondents, Oil States Energy Servs., LLC v.
Greene’s Energy Grp., LLC, 138 S. Ct. 1365 (2018) (No. 16-712)
(amicus brief detailing benefits of IPR system); Amended Com-
plaint for Declaratory & Injunctive Relief, Apple Inc. v. Iancu,
No. 5:20-cv-6128-EJD (N.D. Cal. Nov. 9, 2020), Dkt. 54 (lawsuit
brought by Apple—along with Cisco Systems, Inc., Google LLC,
Intel Corp., and others—concerning the PTAB’s consideration of
petitions to institute review).
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ARGUMENT
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B. If congressional intervention is
necessary, this Court should stay its
decision to avoid disrupting the system’s
functioning.
CONCLUSION
Respectfully submitted,
December 2, 2020