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The case involves a patent applicant and the Patent and Trademark Office. The core issue is the proper venue for judicial review."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 15-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1219.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 15-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1219.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-15"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on January 9, 2012."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1219.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-15"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["the side that brought 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It determines where applicants must file suit. It clarifies the role of new evidence in litigation. It shapes the balance between agency and judicial power."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 15-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1219.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 15-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1219.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-15"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 45-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1219.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 45-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 51-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1219.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 51-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 17-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1219.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 17-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 3-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1219.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 3-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1219.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1219.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1219.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 37-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1219.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 37-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 19-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1219.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 19-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 29-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1219.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 29-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 3-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1219.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 3-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 41-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1219.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 41-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 5-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1219.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 5-17"}]}],"slug":"2011-10-1219-kappos-v-hyatt","term":"2011","title":"Does new evidence require a patent applicant to sue in the Court of Appeals?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 15-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1219.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 15-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1219.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-15"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}