| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jun 23 2010 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 29, 2010) |
| Jul 29 2010 |
Brief of respondent SEB S.A. in opposition filed. |
| Jul 29 2010 |
Brief amici curiae of 26 Law, Economics, and Business Professors filed. |
| Aug 11 2010 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 27, 2010. |
| Oct 4 2010 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 8, 2010. |
| Oct 12 2010 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Nov 10 2010 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent |
| Nov 15 2010 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| Nov 23 2010 |
Extension of time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits to and including November 29, 2010. |
| Nov 23 2010 |
The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 30, 2010. |
| Nov 29 2010 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
| Nov 29 2010 |
Brief of petitioners Global-Tech Appliances, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Nov 29 2010 |
Supplemental appendix of Global-Tech Appliances, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Dec 2 2010 |
Brief amicus curiae of Newegg, Inc. filed. |
| Dec 6 2010 |
Brief amici curiae of Yahoo! Inc., et al. filed. |
| Dec 6 2010 |
Brief amicus curiae of Business Software Alliance filed. |
| Dec 6 2010 |
Brief amici curiae of Comcast Corporation, et al. filed. |
| Dec 6 2010 |
Brief amicus curiae of Software Freedom Law Center filed. |
| Dec 6 2010 |
Brief amici curiae of Motion Picture Association of America and Recording Industry in support of neither party filed. |
| Dec 6 2010 |
Brief amici curiae of Cisco Systems, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Dec 6 2010 |
Brief amicus curiae of Google Inc. filed. |
| Dec 6 2010 |
Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association in support of neither party filed. |
| Dec 6 2010 |
Brief amici curiae of The Clearing House Association, et al. filed. |
| Dec 6 2010 |
Brief amici curiae of 41 Law, Economics, and Business Professors filed. |
| Dec 6 2010 |
Brief amicus curiae of Federal Circuit Bar Association in support of neither party filed. |
| Dec 23 2010 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, February 23, 2011. |
| Dec 30 2010 |
Brief of respondent SEB S.A. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 3 2011 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Jan 6 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 6 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 6 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of William Mitchell College of Law Intellectual Property Institute filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 6 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 20 2011 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for Federal Circuit. (1 box) |
| Jan 31 2011 |
Reply of petitioners Global-Tech Appliances, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 11 2011 |
Record received from U.S.D.C. for Southern District of New York (White Plains) (4 boxes) There are sealed documents in this record. |
| Feb 23 2011 |
Argued. For petitioners: William Dunnegan, New York, N. Y. For respondent: R. Ted Cruz, Houston, Tex. |
| May 31 2011 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., filed a dissenting opinion. |
| Jul 5 2011 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |