Docket for 12-398

No. 12-398

Title:

Association for Molecular Pathology, et al., Petitioners

Myriad Genetics, Inc., et al.

Docketed:

October 1, 2012

Lower Ct:

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Case Nos.:	(2010-1406)
Decision Date:	August 16, 2012
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~	~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sep 25 2012	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 31, 2012)
Oct 3 2012	Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.
Oct 24 2012	Brief amici curiae of National Women's Health Network, et al filed.
Oct 26 2012	Brief amicus curiae of Academics in Law, Medicine, Health Policy and Clinical Genetics filed.
Oct 30 2012	Brief amicus curiae of AARP filed.
Oct 30 2012	Brief amici curiae of Cancer Council Australia, et al. filed.
Oct 31 2012	Brief of respondents Myriad Genetics, Inc., et al. in opposition filed.
Oct 31 2012	Brief amici curiae of Kali N. Murray and Erika R. George filed.
Oct 31 2012	Brief amici curiae of Canavan Foundation, et al. filed.
Oct 31 2012	Brief amici curiae of American Medical Association, et al. filed.
Nov 9 2012	Reply of petitioners Association for Molecular Pathology, et al. filed.
Nov 13 2012	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 30, 2012.
Nov 30 2012	Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
Jan 2 2013	Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.
Jan 3 2013	The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including January 24, 2013.
Jan 3 2013	The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including March 7, 2013.
Jan 24 2013	Joint appendix filed. (2 volumes) (Statement of costs received).
Jan 24 2013	Brief of petitioners Association for Molecular Pathology, et al. filed.
Jan 28 2013	Brief amicus curiae of Juhasz Law Firm, P.C. in support of neither party filed.
Jan 29 2013	Brief amici curiae of American Medical Association, et al. filed.
Jan 30 2013	Brief amici curiae of GeneDx and Law Professors filed.
Jan 30 2013	Brief amici curiae of National Women's Health Network, et al. filed.
Jan 30 2013	Brief amicus curiae of Federation Internationale Des Conseils En Propriete Intellectuelle in support of neither party filed.
Jan 30 2013	Brief amici curiae of Academics in Law, Medicine, Health Policy and Clinical Genetics in support of neither party filed.
Jan 31 2013	Brief amicus curiae of CLS Bank International in support of neither party filed.
Jan 31 2013	Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of neither party filed.
Jan 31 2013	Brief amici curiae of International Center for Technology Assessment, et al. filed.
Jan 31 2013	Brief amicus curiae of Genformatic LLC filed.
Jan 31 2013	Brief amicus curiae of James D. Watson, Ph.D. in support of neither party filed.
Jan 31 2013	Brief amici curiae of Fifteen Law professors filed.
Jan 31 2013	Brief amicus curiae of Sigram Schindler Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH in support of neither party filed.
Jan 31 2013	Brief amicus curiae of AARP filed.
Jan 31 2013	Brief amici curiae of Kali N. Murray and Erika R. George filed.
Jan 31 2013	Brief amicus curiae of Institute of Professional Representatives Before the European Patent Office (EPI) in support of neither party filed.
Jan 31 2013	Brief amici curiae of Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention and Prof. D. Brian Scarnecchia filed.
Jan 31 2013	Brief amicus curiae of Eric S. Lander in support of neither party filed.
Jan 31 2013	Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.
Jan 31 2013	Brief amici curiae of Canavan Foundation, et al. filed.
Jan 31 2013	Brief amicus curiae of Professor Eileen M. Kane filed.
Jan 31 2013	Brief amicus curiae of Knowledge Ecology International filed.
Jan 31 2013	Brief amicus curiae of InVitae Corporation filed.
Feb 11 2013	SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, April 15, 2013
Feb 14 2013	CIRCULATED
Mar 7 2013	Brief of respondents Myriad Genetics, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 13 2013	Brief amici curiae of Animal Health Institute and Merial Limited filed. (Distributed)
Mar 13 2013	Brief amicus curiae of Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association filed. (Distributed)
Mar 13 2013	Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Mar 13 2013	Record received from U.S.C.A. for Federal Circuit. (3 boxes)
Mar 14 2013	Brief amici curiae of Association of American Physicians & Surgeons, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2013	Brief amicus curiae of Federal Circuit Bar Association filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2013	Brief amicus curiae of NanoBusiness Commercialization Association filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2013	Brief amici curiae of Genetech, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2013	Brief amicus curiae of CropLife International filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2013	Brief amicus curiae of Coalition for 21st Century Medicine filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2013	Brief amicus curiae of Target Discovery, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2013	Brief amicus curiae of Boston Patent Law Association filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2013	Brief amicus curiae of Immatics Biotechnologies, GmbH filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2013	Brief amicus curiae of National Venture Capital Association filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2013	Brief amicus curiae of Dr. Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2013	Brief amici curiae of University of Baltimore/Johns Hopkins University Center for Medicine & Law, et al. filed.
Mar 14 2013	Brief amicus curiae of MPEG LA, LLC filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2013	Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2013	Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2013	Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Amicus Brief Clinic of the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2013	Brief amicus curiae of Professor Jeffrey A. Lefstin filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2013	Brief amicus curiae of Lynch Syndrome International filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2013	Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2013	Brief amicus curiae of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2013	Brief amici curiae of Drs. Larry Geier, William Harb, Adam Ofer, and Donald Aptekar filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2013	Brief amicus curiae of InHouse Patent Counsel, LLC filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2013	Brief amici curiae of Gilead Sciences, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2013	Brief amicus curiae of Biotechnology Industry Organization filed. (Distributed)
Mar 15 2013	Response of respondents' to motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Mar 18 2013	Response of petitioners' to motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Apr 1 2013	Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. and the time is to be divided as follows: 25 minutes for petitioners, 10 minutes for the Solicitor General, and 30 minutes for respondents.
Apr 2 2013	Reply of petitioners Association for Molecular Pathology, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Apr 5 2013	Record from U.S.D.C. for Southern District of New York is electronic.
Apr 15 2013	Argued. For petitioners: Christopher A. Hansen, New York, N. Y. For United States, as amicus curiae: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Gregory A Castanias, Washington, D. C.
Jun 13 2013	Adjudged to be AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined, and in which Scalia, J., joined in part. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment.
Jul 15 2013	JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jul 29 2013	Record returned to U.S.C.A. for Federal Circuit.

~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Christopher A. Hansen	American Civil Liberties Union Foundation	(212) 549-2606
	125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
	New York, NY 10004
	chansen@aclu.org
Party name: Association for Molecular Pathology, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents:
Gregory A. Castanias	Jones Day	(202) 879-3939
Counsel of Record	51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
	Washington, DC 20001
	gcastanias@jonesday.com
Party name: Myriad Genetics, Inc., et al.
Other:
Bruce D. Abramson	One Embarcadero Center Suite 400	(202)-299-4171
	San Francisco, CA 94111
	bruce.abramson@rimonlaw.com
Party name: University of Baltimore/Johns Hopkins University Center for Medicine & Law, et al.

Lori B. Andrews	Chicago-Kent College of Law	(312)-906-5359
	Illinois Institute of Technology
	565 West Adams Street
	Chicago, IL 60661
	landrews@kentlaw.edu
Party name: American Medical Association, et al.

William Paul Atkins	Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw LLP	(703) 905-2000
	1650 Tysons Blvd.
	McLean, VA 22102
	william.atkins@pillsburylaw.com
Party name: InVitae Corporation

Andrew S. Baluch	Foley & Lardner LLP	(202) 672-5589
	3000 K Street, N.W.
	Washington, DC 20007
	abaluch@foley.com
Party name: NanoBusiness Commercialization Association

Laurel G. Bellows	President	(312) 988-5000
	American Bar Association
	321 North Clark Street
	Chicago, IL 60054
	abapresident@americanbar.org
Party name: American Bar Association

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

Kurt G. Calia	Covington & Burling	(650)-632-4700
	333 Twin Dolphin Dr., Suite 700
	Redwood Shores, CA 94065
	kcalia@cov.com
Party name: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

Krista L. Cox	Knowledge Ecology International	(202)-332-2670
	1621 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 500
	Washington, DC 20009
	Krista.cox@keionline.org
Party name: Association for Molecular Pathology, et al. v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., et al.

Matthew James Dowd	Wiley Rein LLP	(202)-719-7343
	1776 K Street, NW
	Washington, DC 20006
	mdowd@wileyrein.com
Party name: James D. Watson, Ph.D. in support of neither party

Aaron X. Fellmeth	8060 E. Mercer Lane	(480)-727-8575
	Scottsdale, AZ 85260
	aaron.fellmeth@asu.edu
Party name: GeneDx and law professors

David P. Felsher	488 Madison Avenue	(212) 308-8505
	New York, NY 10022
	dflaw@earthlink.net
Party name: Association of American Physicians & Surgeons, et al.

David S. Forman	901 New York Ave., NW	(202) 408-4000
	Washington, DC 20001-4413
	david.forman@finnegan.com
Party name: Target Discovery, Inc.

Debra L. Greenfield	University of California,Los Angeles	(310) 267-4990
	Institute for Society & Genetics
	1323 Rolfe Hall, Box 957221
	Los Angeles, CA 90095
	dgreenf@ucla.edu
Party name: National Women's Health Network, et al.

Matthew S. Hellman	Jenner & Block LLP	(202) 639-6000
	1099 New York Ave., N.W., Suite 900
	Washington, DC 20001
	mhellman@jenner.com
Party name: Drs. Larry Geier, William Harb, Adam Ofer, and Donald Aptekar

John Lawrence Hendricks	Hitchcock Evert LLP	(214) 953-1111
	750 North St. Paul Street
	Suite 1110
	Dallas, TX 75201
	jhendricks@hitchcockevert.com
Party name: Canavan Foundation, et al.

Robert James Henry	Law Offices of Larry Frierson	(707) 942-5801
	3265 Lake Country Highway
	Calistoga, CA 94515
	lfriersonlaw@gmail.com
Party name: Cancer Council Australia, et al.

Chidambaram S. Iyer	Sughrue Mion, PLLC	(202) 293-7060
	2100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 800
	Washington, DC 20037
	ciyer@sughrue.com
Party name: Sigram Schindler Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH in support of neither party

Judy de Leon Jarecki-Black	Merial	(678)-427-2048
	3239 Satellite Blvd
	Duluth, GA 30096
	judy.jarecki@merial.com
Party name: Animal Health Institute and Merial Limited

Barbara A. Jones	AARP Foundation Litigation	(626) 585-2628
	200 So. Los Robles
	Suite 400
	Pasadena, CA 91101
	bjones@aarp.org
Party name: AARP

Daryl L. Joseffer	King & Spalding LLP	(202) 737-0500
	1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
	Washington, DC 20006
	djoseffer@kslaw.com
Party name: MPEG LA, LLC

Paul R. Juhasz	1100 Westheimer Rd., Suite 1100	(713)-260-9643
	Houston, TX 77082
	pjuhasz@patenthorizon.com
Party name: Juhasz Law Firm, P.C. in support of neither party

Eileen Marie Kane	Penn State Dickinson School of Law	(814) 836-3166
	328 Katz Building
	University Park, PA 16802
	emk17@psu.edu
Party name: Professor Eileen M. Kane

J. Timothy Keane	Harness Dickey & Pierce PLC	(314)-726-7518
	7700 Bonhomme Ave., Suite 400
	St.Louis, MO 63105
	tkeane@hdp.com
Party name: Gilead Sciences, Inc., et al.

George A. Kimbrell	Center for Food Safety	(415) 826-2770
	303 Sacramento Street, 2nd Fl.
	San Francisco, CA 94111
	gkimbrell@icta.org
Party name: International Center for Technology Assessment, et al.

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: Coalition for 21st Century Medicine

Claire Laporte	Foley Hoag LLP	(617) 832-1000
	155 Seaport Boulevard
	Boston, MA 02210
	claporte@foleyhoag.com
Party name: Federal Circuit Bar Association

Kevin B. Laurence	Stoel Rives LLP	(801) 328-3131
	201 South Main Street, Suite 1100
	Salt Lake City, UT 84111
	kblaurence@stoel.com
Party name: Professor Jeffrey A. Lefstin

Roy I. Liebman	460 West 34th Street, 4th Floor	(212) 340-0647
	New York, NY 10001
	rliebman@counselpress.com
Party name: Academics in Law, Medicine, Health Policy and Clinical Genetics in support of neither party

Ann M. McCrackin	1600 TCF Tower 121 South Eighth Street	(612)-373-6900
	Minneapolis, MN 55402
	mccrackin@slwip.com
Party name: Intellectual Property Amicus Brief Clinic of the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property

Matthew B. McFarlane	601 Lexington Avenue Suite 3400	(212)-980-7442
	New York, NY 10022
	mbmcfarlane@rkmc.com
Party name: New York Intellectual Property Law Association

Kali Nicole Murray	Marquette University Law School	(414)-288-5486
	1215 West Michigan Street
	Milwaukee, WI 53202
	kai.murray@mu.edu
Party name: Kali N. Murray and Erika R. George

Lynn H. Pasahow	Fenwick & West	(650) 988-8500
	801 California Street
	Mountain View, CA 94041
	lpasahow@fenwick.com
Party name: National Venture Capital Association

Mark A. Perry	Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP	(202) 955-8500
	1050 Connecticut Ave., N.W.
	Washington, DC 20036
	mperry@gibsondunn.com
Party name: CLS Bank International in support of neither party

Paul F. Prestia	Ratner Prestia	(610) 407-0700
	Suite 301
	1235 Westlakes Dr.
	Brewyn, PA 19312
	pprestia@ratnerprestia.com
Party name: Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association

Kristine L. Roberts	165 Madison Avenue Suite 2000	(901)-577-8136
	Memphis, TN 38103
	klroberts@bakerdonelson.com
Party name: Immatics Biotechnologies, GmbH

Barbara R. Rudolph	901 New York Avenue NW	(202)-408-4000
	Washington, DC 20001-4413
	barbara.rudolph@finnegan.com
Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party

Joshua D. Sarnoff	DePaul University College of Law	(312) 362-6326
	25 E. Jackson
	Chicago, IL 60604
	jsarnoff@depaul.edu
Party name: Fifteen law professors

Gideon A. Schor	Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.	(212) 497-7700
	1301 6th Avenue, 40th Floor
	New York, NY 10019
	gschor@wsgr.com
Party name: Eric S. Lander in support of neither party

Rochelle K. Seide	RKS Consulting	(954) 295-3512
	21299 Harrow Court
	Boca Raton, FL 33433
	rseide21729@gmail
Party name: InHouse Patent Counsel, LLC

Sarah M. Shalf	Emory Law School	(404) 712-4652
	Supreme Court Advocacy Project
	1301 Clifton Road
	Atlanta, GA 30322
	sarah.shalf@emory.edu
Party name: Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention and Prof. D. Brian Scarnecchia

Jonathan E. Singer	Fish & Richardson PC3200 RBC Plaza	(612) 335-5070
	60 South Sixth Street
	Minneapolis, MN 55402
	singer@fr.com
Party name: Dr. Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty

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: United States

Earl Landers Vickery	3007 Dancy Street	(512) 435-6666
	Austin, TX 78722
	lanny@grandecom.net
Party name: Genformatic LLC

Maxim H. Waldbaum	Eaton & Van Winkle	(212) 779-9910
	3 Park Ave.
	New York, NY 10016
	mwaldbaum@evw.com
Party name: Federation Internationale Des Conseils En Propriete Intellectuelle in support of neither party

Seth P. Waxman	Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP	(202) 663-6000
	1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
	Washington, DC 20006
	seth.waxman@wilmerhale.com
Party name: Biotechnology Industry Organization

Evan A. Young	Baker Botts LLP	(512)-322-2506
	98 San Jacinto Boulevard
	Suite 1500
	Austin, TX 78701-4078
	evan.young@bakerbotts.com
Party name: CropLife International