No. 19-8059October Term 2019Decided May 26, 2020
Arunachalam v. Uber Techs., Inc.
This case involves a petition for review of a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision regarding a dispute between Arunachalam and Uber Technologies.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 26, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for review of a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision regarding a dispute between Arunachalam and Uber Technologies. The specific legal details of the dispute are not provided in the available record.
Question presented
1. Whether the Federal Circuit’s Rule 36 judgment violates the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment and the Seventh Amendment? 2. Whether the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) administrative patent judges (APJs) are "inferior officers" or "principal officers" under the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution? 3. Whether 35 U.S.C. § 101 is unconstitutionally vague?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Decision released May 26, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
- Methodology