Denied

No. 25-449

Stephen Thaler v. Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and Director of the United States Copyright Office, et al.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

See other cases from the District of Columbia Circuit.

Docket Entries

Amicus brief of Lea Bishop submitted.

Petition DENIED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/27/2026.

Reply of petitioner Stephen Thaler filed. (Distributed)

Amicus brief of Lea Bishop not accepted for filing. (February 6, 2026)

Brief of Federal Respondents in opposition filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 26, 2026.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 26, 2025 to January 26, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.

Response Requested. (Due December 26, 2025)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.

Brief amici curiae of Phyllis Schlafly Eagles, et al. filed.

Letter from counsel for petitioner received.

Brief amici curiae of Professor Shlomit Yanisky-Ravid, et al. filed. (Corrected)

Amicus brief of Professor Shlomit Yanisky-Ravid, et al. not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - November 5, 2025)

Waiver of right of respondent Federal Respondents to respond filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 13, 2025)

Application (25A82) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until October 9, 2025.

Application (25A82) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 10, 2025 to October 9, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Parties

Stephen Thaler, Petitioner, represented by Ryan Benjamin Abbott

Federal Respondents, Respondent, represented by D. John Sauer

Amici Curiae

Lea Bishop, Amicus Curiae, represented by Lea Victoria Bishop

Phyllis Schlafly Eagles and Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund, Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew L. Schlafly

Prof. Shlomit Yanisky-Ravid, Proof. Lawrence Lessig, Dr. Patrica Vargas Leon, Dr. Ge Chen, Dr. Eirliani Abdul Rahman, Prof. Jonathan Marcelinus D’Silva, Penn State Dickinson Law School IP Clinic and 5 Others, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael R. Weiner

 
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