No. 12-1163
Title:
Highmark Inc., Petitioner
v.
Allcare Health Management System, Inc.
Docketed:March 25, 2013
Linked with 12A763
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  Case Nos.:(2011-1219)
  Decision Date:August 7, 2012
  Rehearing Denied:December 6, 2012
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jan 31 2013 Application (12A763) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 6, 2013 to April 5, 2013, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Feb 4 2013 Application (12A763) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until April 5, 2013.
Mar 25 2013 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 24, 2013)
Apr 24 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association filed.
May 7 2013 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 23, 2013.
May 14 2013 Response Requested . (Due June 13, 2013)
Jun 13 2013 Brief of respondent Allcare Health Management Systems, Inc. in opposition filed.
Jun 25 2013 Reply of petitioner Highmark Inc. filed.
Jun 26 2013 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 30, 2013.
Oct 1 2013 Petition GRANTED.
Nov 7 2013 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 2, 2013.
Nov 7 2013 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 17, 2014.
Nov 8 2013 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Nov 25 2013 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Dec 2 2013 Joint appendix filed (2 volumes and supplemental volume). (Statement of costs received)
Dec 2 2013 Brief of petitioner Highmark Inc. filed.
Dec 4 2013 Record received from U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit. (1 Box)
Dec 9 2013 Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.
Dec 9 2013 Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed.
Dec 9 2013 Brief amici curiae of Google Inc., et al. filed. VIDED (see 12-1184).
Dec 9 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Apple Inc. in support of neither party filed. VIDED (see 12-1184).
Dec 9 2013 Brief amici curiae of Yahoo! Inc., et al filed. VIDED (see 12-1184).
Dec 9 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association filed.
Dec 9 2013 Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.
Dec 12 2013 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent. VIDED.
Dec 20 2013 CIRCULATED.
Dec 23 2013 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Jan 8 2014 Record received from U.S.D.C. Northern District of Texas (Fort Worth). (7 Boxes), (2 CD's) All records in the 7 boxes are SEALED. The 2 CD's are electronic.
Jan 17 2014 Brief of respondent Allcare Health Management System, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 24 2014 Brief amicus curiae of BSA l The Software Alliance filed. (Distributed)
Jan 24 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association filed. (Distributed)
Jan 24 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Boston Patent Law Association. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 27 2014 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Feb 10 2014 Reply of petitioner Highmark Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 26 2014 Argued. For petitioner: Neal K. Katyal, Washington, D. C.; and Brian H. Fletcher, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Donald R. Dunner, Washington, D. C.
Apr 29 2014 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Jun 2 2014 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jun 3 2014 Record returned for U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit.
Jun 3 2014 Record returned for U.S.D.C. Northern District of Texas (Fort Worth Division)



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Neal Kumar Katyal Hogan Lovells US LLP(202) 637-5528
    Counsel of Record555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com
Party name: Highmark Inc.
Attorneys for Respondent:
Donald R. Dunner Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP(202) 408-4000
    Counsel of Record901 New York Avenue NW
Washington, DC  20001-4413
don.dunner@finnegan.com
Party name: Allcare Health Management System, Inc.
Other:
Erik Paul Belt McCarter & English LLP(617) 449-6500
265 Franklin Street
Boston, MA  02110
ebelt@mccarter.com
Party name: Boston Patent Law Association.
 
Paul H. Berghoff McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP(312) 913-0001
300 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL  60606
Berghoff@mbhb.com
Party name: Intellectual Property Owners Association
 
Paul D. Clement Bancroft PLLC(202) 234-0090
1919 M Street, N.W., Suite 470
Washington, DC  20036
pclement@bancroftpllc.com
Party name: Google Inc., et al.
 
Mark S. Davies Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP(202) 339-8631
1152 15th Street NW
Washington, DE  20036
mark.davies@orrick.com
Party name: Apple Inc. in support of neither party
 
Barbara A. Fiacco Foley Hoag LLP(617)-832-1227
155 Seaport Boulevard
Boston, MA  02210
bfiacco@foleyhoag.com
Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party
 
Brian Halligan Fletcher 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 5619 202-514-3344
Washington, DC  20530
Brian.Fletcher@usdoj.gov
Party name: United States
 
Jeffrey A. Lamken MoloLamken LLP(202) 556-2000
The Watergate, Suite 660
600 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20037
jlamken@mololamken.com
Party name: Yahoo! Inc., et al
 
Charles R. Macedo Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP(212)-336-8000
90 Park Avenue
New York, NY  10016
cmacedo@arelaw.com
Party name: New York Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party
 
Brian Himanshu Pandya Wiley Rein, LLP(202) 719-7000
1776 K Street NW
Washington, DC  20006
bpandya@wileyrein.com
Party name: Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
 
Andrew J. Pincus Mayer Brown LLP(202) 263-3000
1999 K Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006-1101
apincus@mayerbrown.com
Party name: BSA l The Software Alliance
 
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: the United States