No. 19-46 In the Supreme Court of the United States UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. BOOKING.COM B.V. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT JOINT APPENDIX NOEL J. FRANCISCO LISA SCHIAVO BLATT Solicitor General Williams & Connolly LLP Department of Justice 725 12th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530-0001 Washington, D.C. 20005 [email protected] [email protected] (202) 514-2217 (202) 434-5050 Counsel of Record Counsel of Record for Petitioners for Respondent PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI FILED: JULY 5, 2019 CERTIORARI GRANTED: NOV. 8, 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Court of appeals docket entries (17-2458) ................................................................................. 1 District court docket entries (1:16-cv-00425-LMB-IDD) ................................................... 8 Declaration of Rutger Prakke (Nov. 7, 2012) ..................... 16 Declaration of Jaap van den Broek (Nov. 7, 2012) ............. 23 Expert report of Hal Poret (Sept. 6, 2016) ......................... 35 Excerpts from expert report of Sarah-Jane Leslie (Sept. 12, 2016) .................................................................. 135 List of international registered trademarks..................... 140 Declaration of Todd Dunlap (Sept. 12, 2016) .................... 143 Excerpts from telephonic deposition of Edward Blair, Ph.D. (Nov. 16, 2016) .............................. 150 Declaration of Sarah-Jane Leslie (Jan. 10, 2017) ............. 157 Response to expert report of Edward A. Blair, Ph.D. (Oct. 28, 2016) .................................................................... 159 Excerpts from response to office action............................ 190 Excerpts from plaintiff ’s response to defendants’ first set of interrogatories (Nov. 8, 2016) ....................... 195 Declaration of Edward A. Blair (Oct. 14, 2016) ................ 255 Expert report of Edward A. Blair, Ph.D. (Dec. 9, 2016) ..................................................................... 256 Excerpts from deposition of Hal Poret (Oct. 13, 2016) .................................................................... 296 Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) decision (Feb. 18, 2016) ................................................................... 309 Deposition of Sarah-Jane Leslie Ph.D. (Nov. 14, 2016) ................................................................... 356 (I) UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT Docket No. 17-2458 BOOKING.COM B.V., PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE v. UNITED STATES PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICE; ANDREI IANCU, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE; JOSEPH MATAL, PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF UNDER THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE; MICHELLE K. LEE, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS DOCKET ENTRIES DOCKET DATE NUMBER PROCEEDINGS 12/28/17 3 ORDER filed [1000215639] con- solidating case 17-2459 with 17-2458. Cross-appeal appel- lants: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Joseph Matal. Copies to all parties. [17-2458, 17-2459] KH [Entered: 12/28/2017 03:03 PM] * * * * * (1) 2 DOCKET DATE NUMBER PROCEEDINGS 3/12/18 21 BRIEF by Appellants Andrei Iancu and United States Patent & Trademark Office in 17-2458, Appellees Andrei Iancu and Unit- ed States Patent & Trademark Office in 17-2459 in electronic and paper format. Type of Brief: OPENING. Method of Filing Paper Copies: mail. Date Pa- per Copies Mailed, Dispatched, or Delivered to Court: 03/13/2018. [1000256451] [17-2458, 17-2459] Tyce Walters [Entered: 03/12/ 2018 10:16 PM] 3/12/18 22 Joint FULL ELECTRONIC AP- PENDIX and full paper appendix by Appellants Andrei Iancu and United States Patent & Trade- mark Office in 17-2458, Appellees Andrei Iancu and United States Patent & Trademark Office in 17-2459. Method of Filing Paper Copies: mail. Date paper cop- ies mailed dispatched or delivered to court: 03/13/2018. [1000256452] [17-2458, 17-2459] Tyce Walters [Entered: 03/12/2018 10:23 PM] * * * * * 3/19/18 25 AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF by American Intellectual Property 3 DOCKET DATE NUMBER PROCEEDINGS Law Association in electronic and paper format. Method of Filing Paper Copies: hand delivery. Date Paper Copies Mailed, Dis- patched, or Delivered to Court: 03/19/2018. [1000260391] [17-2458, 17-2459] Theodore Davis [En- tered: 03/19/2018 03:49 PM] * * * * * 4/11/18 31 BRIEF by Appellee Booking.com B.V. in 17-2458 in electronic and paper format. Type of Brief: OPENING/RESPONSE. Method of Filing Paper Copies: mail. Date Paper Copies Mailed, Dis- patched, or Delivered to Court: 04/11/2018. [1000274793] [17-2458, 17-2459]—[Edited 04/12/2018 by MFT—text modified] Jonathan Moskin [Entered: 04/11/2018 05:36 PM] * * * * * 5/29/18 37 BRIEF by Appellants Andrei Iancu and United States Patent & Trademark Office in 17-2458, Appellees Andrei Iancu and Unit- ed States Patent & Trademark Office in 17-2459 in electronic and paper format. Type of Brief: RESPONSE/REPLY. Method 4 DOCKET DATE NUMBER PROCEEDINGS of Filing Paper Copies: mail. Date Paper Copies Mailed, Dis- patched, or Delivered to Court: 05/30/2018. [1000303169] [17-2458, 17-2459] Tyce Walters [Entered: 05/29/2018 07:19 PM] * * * * * 6/12/18 39 BRIEF by Appellee Booking.com B.V. in 17-2458, Appellant Booking. com B.V. in 17-2459 in electronic and paper format. Type of Brief: REPLY. Method of Filing Paper Copies: mail. Date Paper Cop- ies Mailed, Dispatched, or Deliv- ered to Court: 06/12/2018. [1000311279] [17-2458, 17-2459] Jonathan Moskin [Entered: 06/12/2018 04:48 PM] * * * * * 10/31/18 56 ORAL ARGUMENT heard before the Honorable Robert B. King, Allyson K. Duncan and James A. Wynn, Jr.. Attorneys arguing case: Tyce R. Walters for Ap- pellants United States Patent & Trademark Office and Andrei Iancu and Jonathan Ellis Moskin for Appellee Booking.com B.V. in 17-2458, Jonathan Ellis Moskin for Appellant Booking.com B.V. and 5 DOCKET DATE NUMBER PROCEEDINGS Tyce R. Walters for Appellees United States Patent & Trade- mark Office and Andrei Iancu in 17-2459. Courtroom Deputy: Emily Borneisen. [1000395324] [17-2458, 17-2459] EB [Entered: 10/31/2018 01:06 PM] * * * * * 2/4/19 59 JUDGMENT ORDER filed. Deci- sion: Affirmed. Originating case number: 1:16-cv-00425-LMB-IDD. Entered on Docket Date: 02/04/ 2019. [1000450531] Copies to all parties and the district court/ agency. [17-2458, 17-2459] TF [Entered: 02/04/2019 10:55 AM] * * * * * 2/27/19 61 AMENDED OPINION filed amending and superseding opinion dated February 4, 2019. Origi- nating case number: 1:16-cv-00425-LMB-IDD. Copies to all parties. [17-2458, 17-2459] KH [Entered: 02/27/2019 09:12 AM] * * * * * 3/21/19 63 MOTION by Booking.com B.V. in 17-2459 to stay mandate. Date and method of service: 03/21/2019 6 DOCKET DATE NUMBER PROCEEDINGS ecf. [1000479926] [17-2458, 17-2459] Jonathan Moskin [En- tered: 03/21/2019 06:55 PM] 3/21/19 64 PETITION for rehearing en banc by Andrei Iancu and United States Patent & Trademark Office in 17-2458, 17-2459. [17-2458, 17-2459]—[Edited 03/25/2019 by LDJ to modify event to reflect rehearing en banc relief only] Tyce Walters [Entered: 03/21/2019 07:32 PM] 3/22/19 65 Letter re: petition for rehearing en banc filed March 21, 2019, clarifying that the government does not request panel rehearing [64] Motion by Andrei Iancu and United States Patent & Trade- mark Office in 17-2458, 17-2459. [1000480638] [17-2458, 17-2459] Tyce Walters [Entered: 03/22/2019 06:07 PM] * * * * * 4/5/19 67 COURT ORDER filed [1000488096] denying Motion for rehearing en banc [64] Copies to all parties. [17-2458, 17-2459] KH [Entered: 04/05/2019 09:14 AM] 7 DOCKET DATE NUMBER PROCEEDINGS 4/5/19 68 COURT ORDER filed [1000488625] Court order filed deconsolidating 17-2458 and 17-2459, staying the mandate in 17-2459 pending Supreme Court decision in Iancu v. Nantkwest. [63] Copies to all parties. [17-2458, 17-2459] KH [Entered: 04/05/2019 04:03 PM] 4/15/19 69 Mandate issued. Referencing: [61] amending order/opinion, [59] Judgment order. Originating case number: 1:16-cv-00425-LMB-IDD. [17-2458] KH [Entered: 04/15/2019 11:24 AM] * * * * * 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA (ALEXANDRIA) Civil Docket for Case: 1:16-cv-00425-LMB-IDD BOOKING.COM B.V., PLAINTIFF v. MICHELLE K. LEE, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE; THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE; JOSEPH MATAL, PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF UNDER THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEFENDANTS DOCKET ENTRIES DOCKET DATE NUMBER PROCEEDINGS 4/15/16 1 COMPLAINT against Michelle K. Lee, The United States Patent and Trademark Office filed by Booking.com B.V. (Filing fee $400.00, receipt number 14683058547). (Attachments: # 1 Cover Letter, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet, # 3 Receipt) (pmil,) (En- tered: 04/19/2016) * * * * * 6/28/16 15 ANSWER to 1 Complaint by Michelle K. Lee, The United States Patent and Trademark 9 DOCKET DATE NUMBER PROCEEDINGS Office. (Barghaan, Dennis) (En- tered: 06/28/2016) * * * * * 12/9/16 60 MOTION for Summary Judgment by Michelle K. Lee, The United States Patent and Trademark Office. (Barghaan, Dennis) (En- tered: 12/09/2016) 12/9/16 61 Memorandum in Support re 60 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Michelle K. Lee, The United States Patent and Trade- mark Office. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A part 1, # 2 Exhibit A part 2, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Ex- hibit C, # 5 Exhibit D, # 6 Exhibit E, # 7 Exhibit F, # 8 Exhibit G) (Barghaan, Dennis) (Entered: 12/09/2016) * * * * * 12/9/16 63 MOTION for Summary Judgment by Booking.com B.V.. (Kapatkin, Brian) (Entered: 12/09/2016) 12/9/16 64 Memorandum in Support re 63 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Booking.com B.V.