Precedential Opinion Panel (POP) Request: Amicus Form

This submission form allows individuals to submit an amicus request supporting or opposing a pending request for POP review in a particular case. Individuals must provide certain information about themselves and the case in which the POP request has been made, can explain why they support or oppose the POP request (e.g., the decision is/is not contrary to Supreme Court, Federal Circuit, or Board precedent), and must certify that the form is being submitted within seven business days of entry of the Notification of Receipt of POP Request into the case docket or patent application file. This information will be entered into the record of the case or patent application.

*items are mandatory

*Name:  

*Affiliation:  
(e.g., none, law firm, university, company, association)

*Client represented:  
(e.g., none or XYZ, Inc.)

*Case number:  
(e.g., IPR2020-01234; 2008-001183)

*Case name:  
(e.g., ABC Corp. v. 123 Corp.)

*Rehearing Request paper number:  
(For IPR, PGR, or CBM case numbers; e.g., Paper 115)

*Type of amicus: Select an optionSupporting POP ReviewOpposing POP ReviewOther

*Brief reasons for supporting or opposing POP review:  
(Limited to 3000 characters)

*Relationship to a party to the proceeding:  
(e.g., none or subsidiary of ABC Corp.)

*  I certify that I am submitting this amicus form within seven business days of entry of the Notification of POP request into the case docket or patent application file. Required

*Signature:  (e.g., /signaturename/)