Amicus Briefs

Shapiro Arato Files Amicus Brief in Support of Supreme Court Challenge to Federal Circuit Rule Limiting Availability of Damages for Patent Infringement

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On March 2, 2018, Shapiro Arato filed a brief in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of Power Integrations, Inc. as amicus curiae in support of the petitioner in WesternGeco, LLC v. ION Geophysical Corporation, No. 16-1011.  As leading innovators in the high-voltage power conversion market, Power Integrations invests heavily in the research and development … Read more

Shapiro Arato Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief on Behalf of Businesses Supporting Application of Title VII to Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

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On October 10, 2017, Shapiro Arato and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP filed a brief in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of 76 businesses and organizations as amici curiae in support of the petitioner in Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital, No. 17-370. The question presented in Evans is whether the prohibition in … Read more

Shapiro Arato Files Amicus Brief in Support of Supreme Court Challenge to Tax Code’s Obstruction Provision

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On September 8, 2017, Shapiro Arato filed a brief in the United States Supreme Court for the New York Council of Defense Lawyers (“NYCDL”) as amicus curiae in support of the petitioner in Marinello v. United States, No. 16-1144.  NYCDL, of which partner Alexandra A.E. Shapiro is former President, is a not-for-profit professional association of approximately … Read more

Shapiro Arato Files Amicus Brief in Support of Supreme Court Challenge to PTO’s Inter Partes Review Procedure

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On August 31, 2017, Shapiro Arato filed a brief in the United States Supreme Court for InterDigital, Inc.; Power Integrations, Inc.; Xperi Corporation; Fallbrook Technologies, Inc.; and Cummins-Allison Corp. as amici curiae in support of the petitioner in Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, et al., No. 16-712.  As leading innovators … Read more

Shapiro Arato Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Copyright Case

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On September 15, 2016, Shapiro Arato LLP filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Recording Industry Association of America (“RIAA”) in the Supreme Court of the United States in the long-standing “dancing baby” case. In that case, a video depicting a child dancing to a copyrighted song was removed from YouTube for alleged infringement. … Read more

Amicus Briefs Filed in Support of Shapiro Arato Motion for Summary Judgment Against FEC

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On Wednesday, April 13th, The Independent Voter Project (“IVP”) and FairVote, two non-profit organizations dedicated to voter education and electoral reform, filed amicus curiae briefs in support of Shapiro Arato’s Motion for Summary Judgment on behalf of Plaintiffs Level the Playing Field, Peter Ackerman, the Green Party of the United States, and the Libertarian National … Read more

Shapiro Arato Files Amicus Brief Addressing Novel Issue Under The Digital Millennium Copyright Act

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On October 17, 2013, Shapiro, Arato & Isserles LLP filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Recording Industry Association of America in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the so-called “dancing baby” case. The amicus brief addressed a novel issue under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”): whether a … Read more

Shapiro, Arato & Isserles Files Amicus Brief Opposing Mayor Bloomberg’s Soda Restrictions

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On April 25, 2013, Shapiro, Arato & Isserles LLP filed an amicus brief in the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of business organizations in support of the legal challenge to New York City’s controversial Portion Cap Rule. On September 13, 2012, the New … Read more