No. 10-290
Title:	Microsoft Corporation, Petitioner v. i4i Limited Partnership, et al.
Docketed:	August 30, 2010
Linked with 09A1195
Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Case Nos.:	(2009-1504)
Decision Date:	March 10, 2010
Rehearing Denied:	April 1, 2010
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~	~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jun 8 2010	Application (09A1195) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 30, 2010 to August 27, 2010, submitted to Justice Stevens. (The Chief Justice is recused.)
Jun 9 2010	Application (09A1195) granted by Justice Stevens extending the time to file until August 27, 2010.
Aug 27 2010	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 29, 2010)
Sep 13 2010	Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Sep 17 2010	Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondents.
Sep 21 2010	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 29, 2010.
Sep 29 2010	Brief amici curiae of Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, et al. filed.
Sep 29 2010	Brief amicus curiae of CTIA - The Wireless Association filed.
Sep 29 2010	Brief amici curiae of Google Inc., et al. filed.
Sep 29 2010	Brief amicus curiae of Intel Corporation filed.
Sep 29 2010	Brief amici curiae of 36 Law, Business, and Economics Professors, Howard B. Abrams, et al. filed.
Sep 29 2010	Brief amici curiae of Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., et al. filed.
Sep 29 2010	Brief amici curiae of Facebook, Inc., et al. filed.
Sep 29 2010	Brief amici curiae of Acushnet Company, et al. filed.
Sep 29 2010	Brief amici curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. filed.
Sep 29 2010	Brief amicus curiae of Apple Inc. filed.
Sep 29 2010	Brief amicus curiae of Yahoo!, Inc. filed.
Oct 28 2010	Brief of respondents I4I Limited Partnership, et al. in opposition filed.
Nov 5 2010	Reply of petitioner Microsoft Corporation filed.
Nov 8 2010	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 23, 2010.
Nov 29 2010	Petition GRANTED. The Chief Justice took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
Dec 7 2010	Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondents
Dec 8 2010	Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Dec 21 2010	The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 26, 2011.
Dec 21 2010	The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including March 11, 2011.
Jan 26 2011	Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)
Jan 26 2011	Brief of petitioner Microsoft Corporation filed.
Jan 31 2011	Brief amicus curiae of Professor Lee A. Hollaar filed.
Feb 1 2011	Brief amicus curiae of Synerx Pharma, LLC filed.
Feb 1 2011	Brief amici curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. filed.
Feb 1 2011	Brief amicus curiae of Public Patent Foundation filed.
Feb 1 2011	Brief amicus curiae of Internet Retailers filed.
Feb 2 2011	Brief amici curiae of Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, et al. filed.
Feb 2 2011	Brief amicus curiae of EMC Corporation filed.
Feb 2 2011	Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.
Feb 2 2011	Brief amicus curiae of Bar Association of the District of Columbia Patent, Trademark & Copyright Section in support of neither party filed.
Feb 2 2011	Brief amicus curiae of Apotex, Inc. filed.
Feb 2 2011	Brief amicus curiae of International Business Machines Corporation in support of neither party filed.
Feb 2 2011	Brief amicus curiae of CTIA - The Wireless Association filed.
Feb 2 2011	Brief amicus curiae of Business Software Alliance filed.
Feb 2 2011	Brief amicus curiae of Federation Internationale Des Conseils en Propriete Industrielle in support of neither party filed.
Feb 2 2011	Brief amicus curiae of Hercules Open-Source Project filed.
Feb 2 2011	Brief amici curiae of Apple Inc. and Intel Corporation filed.
Feb 2 2011	Brief amici curiae of Google Inc., et al. filed.
Feb 2 2011	Brief amici curiae of SAP America, Inc., et al. filed.
Feb 2 2011	Brief amicus curiae of Computer & Communications Industry Association filed.
Feb 2 2011	Brief amicus curiae of Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. filed.
Feb 2 2011	Brief amici curiae of Cisco Systems, Inc., et al. filed.
Feb 2 2011	Brief amici curiae of 37 Law, Business, and Economics Professors filed.
Feb 2 2011	Brief amici curiae of Timex Group USA, Inc., et al. filed.
Feb 2 2011	Brief amicus curiae of Roberta J. Morris, Esq., Ph.D. in support of neither party filed.
Feb 2 2011	Brief amicus curiae of William Mitchell College of Law Intellectual Property Institute filed.
Feb 7 2011	SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, April 18, 2011
Feb 15 2011	CIRCULATED.
Mar 11 2011	Brief of respondents i4i Limited Partnership, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 16 2011	Brief amicus curiae of elcommerce.com.inc. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 17 2011	Brief amicus curiae of AmiCOUR IP Group, LLC filed. (Distributed)
Mar 17 2011	Brief amicus curiae of Triantafyllos Tafas, Phd filed. (Distributed)
Mar 17 2011	Brief amici curiae of Genetech, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 17 2011	Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Harbor Holdings, LLC filed. (Distributed)
Mar 17 2011	Brief amici curiae of Seven Retired Naval Officers filed. (Distributed)
Mar 18 2011	Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. (Distributed)
Mar 18 2011	Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Mar 18 2011	Brief amicus curiae of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America filed. (Distributed).
Mar 18 2011	Brief amicus curiae of Boston Patent Law Association filed. (Distributed)
Mar 18 2011	Brief amicus curiae of IP Advocate filed. (Distributed)
Mar 18 2011	Brief amicus curiae of Project Fastlane, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 18 2011	Brief amicus curiae of San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association and Connect filed. (Distributed)
Mar 18 2011	Brief amicus curiae of Dr. Ron D. Katznelson filed. (Distributed)
Mar 18 2011	Brief amici curiae of An Association of Practicing Entities filed. (Distributed)
Mar 18 2011	Brief amici curiae of University Patent Owners and Licensees filed. (Distributed)
Mar 18 2011	Brief amici curiae of Tessera, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 18 2011	Brief amici curiae of Venture Capital Firms Aberdare Ventures, et al. filed.
Mar 18 2011	Brief amicus curiae of Bayer AG filed. (Distributed)
Mar 18 2011	Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association filed. (Distributed)
Mar 18 2011	Brief amicus curiae of Unity Semiconductor Corporation filed. (Distributed)
Mar 18 2011	Brief amici curiae of Biotechnology Industry Organization, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 18 2011	Brief amici curiae of 3M Company, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 18 2011	Brief amici curiae of Intellectual Ventures Management, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 18 2011	Brief amici curiae of Former USPTO Commissioners and Directors filed. (Distributed)
Mar 18 2011	Record received from U.S.C.A. for Federal Circuit. (1 box)
Mar 30 2011	Record received from U.S.D.Court for Eastern District of Texas. (5 boxes) This record contains portions of the record that are sealed.
Apr 4 2011	Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. The Chief Justice took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
Apr 7 2011	Reply of petitioner Microsoft Corporation filed. (Distributed)
Apr 18 2011	Argued. For petitioner: Thomas G. Hungar, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C.; and Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
Jun 9 2011	Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Scalia and Alito, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Roberts, C. J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Jul 11 2011	JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Aug 2 2011	Record retruned to U.S.C.A. for Federal Circuit.
Aug 2 2011	Record returned to U.S.D.C. for the Eastern District of Texas.

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~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Thomas G. Hungar	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	(202) 955-8500
Counsel of Record	1050 Connecticut Ave, N.W.
	Washington, DC  20036
	thungar@gibsondunn.com
Party name: Microsoft Corporation
Matthew D. McGill	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	(202) 955-8500
	1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
	Washington, DC  20036
	Mmcgill@gibsondunn.com
Party name: Microsoft Corporation
Theodore B. Olson	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	(202) 955-8500
	1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
	Washington, DC  20036
	tolson@gibsondunn.com
Party name: Microsoft Corporation
Attorneys for Respondents:
Donald R. Dunner	Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP	(202) 408-4000
	901 New York Avenue NW
	Washington, DC  20001-4413
	don.dunner@finnegan.com
Party name: i4i Limited Partnership, et al.
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: i4i Limited Partnership, et al.
Other:
Kenneth R. Adamo	Jones Day	(216) 586-3939
	North Point
	901 Lakeside Ave.
	Cleveland, OH  44114
	kradamo@jonesday.com
Party name: International Business Machines Corporation in support of neither party
Dan L. Bagatell	Perkins Coie LLP	(602) 351-8000
	2901 N. Central Avenue
	Suite 2000
	Phoenix, AZ  85012
	DBagatell@perkinscoie.com
Party name: Intel Corporation
Jonathan Band	Jonathan Band PLLC	(202) 296-5675
	Jonathan Band PLLC
	21 Dupont Circle NW
	8th Floor
	Washington, DC  20036
	jband@policybandwidth.com
Party name: Computer & Communications Industry Association
Michael Barclay	Electronic Frontier Foundation	(415) 436-9333
	815 Eddy Street
	San Francisco, CA  94109
	michael@eff.org
Party name: Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al.
Erik Paul Belt	McCarter & English LLP	(617) 449-6500
	265 Franklin Street
	Boston, MA  02110
	ebelt@mccarter.com
Party name: Boston Patent Law Association
David M. Bennion	Parsons Behle & Latimer	(801) 532-1234
	201 South Main Street
	Salt Lake City, UT  84111
	dbennion@parsonsbehle.com
Party name: Professor Lee A. Hollaar
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
Peter J. Brann	Brann & Issacson	(207) 786-3566
	184 Main Street, P.O. Box 3070
	Lewiston, ME  04243-3070
	pbrann@brannlaw.com
Party name: Internet Retailers
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.
James W. Dabney	Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, LLP	(212) 859-8966
	One New York Plaza, 24th Floor
	New York, NY  10004
	james.dabney@friedfrank.com
Party name: Acushnet Company, et al.
Paul T. Dacier	EMC Corporation	(508) 293-7257
	176 South Street
	Hopkinton, MA  01748
	paul.t.dacier@emc.com
Party name: EMC Corporation
Henry C. Dinger	Goodwin Proctor LLP	(617) 570-1276
	Exchange Place, 53 State Street
	Boston, MA  02109
	hdinger@goodwinprocter.com
Party name: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., et al.
John E. Dubiansky	1919 Gallows Road	(703)-496-5000
	Vienna, VA  22182
	john.dubiansky@echelaw.com
Party name: Bar Association of the District of Columbia Patent, Trademark & Copyright Section in support of neither party
Roy T. Englert Jr.	Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP	(202) 775-4500
	1801 K Street, N.W., Suite 411
	Washington, DC  20006
	renglert@robbinsrussell.com
Party name: Apotex, Inc.
Alexander C.D. Giza	Russ August & Kabat	(310)-826-7474
	12424 Wilshire Blvd.
	12th Floor
	Los Angeles, CA  90025
	agiza@raklaw.com
Party name: Former USPTO Commissioners and Directors
Thomas C. Goldstein	Goldstein & Russell, P.C.	(202) 362-0636
	5225 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 404
	Washington, DC  20015
	tg@goldsteinrussell.com
Party name: 3M Company, et al.
Robert P. Greenspoon	Flachsbart & Greenspoon, LLC	(312) 551-9500
	333 N. Michigan Ave., 27th Floor
	Chicago, IL  60601
	rpg@fg-law.com
Party name: Seven Retired Naval Officers
Douglas Hallward-Driemeier	Ropes & Gray LLP	(202) 508-4600
	One Metro Center
	700 12th Street, NW, Suite 900
	Washington, DC  20005
	Douglas.Hallward-Driemeier@ropesgray.com
Party name: Venture Capital Firms Aberdare Ventures, et al.
John R. Horvack Jr.	Carmondy & Torrance LLP	(203) 777-5501
	195 Church Street
	New Haven, CT  06509
	jhorvack@carmodylaw.com
Party name: Timex Group USA, Inc., et al.
Kirstin Marie Jahn	Jahn & Associates	(303) 545-5128
	1942 Broadway Suite 314
	Boulder, CO  80304
	Kirstin@jahnlaw.com
Party name: AmiCOUR IP Group, LLC
Kathryn E. Karcher	Karcher Harmes LLP	(206) 335-1631
	11011 NE Boulder Place
	Bainbridge Island, WA  98110
	kathryn@karcherappeals.com
Party name: Eagle Harbor Holdings, LLC
Neal Kumar Katyal	Acting Solicitor General	(202) 514-2217
	United States Department of Justice
	950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
	Washington, DC  20530-0001
	SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ
Party name: the United States
Michael K. Kellogg	Kellogg Huber Hansen Todd Evans & Figel PLLC	(202) 326-7900
	1615 M Street, N.W.
	Suite 400
	Washington, DC  20036
	mkellogg@khhte.com
Party name: The Wireless Association
Scott S. Kokka	Kokka & Backus, PC	(650) 566-9912
	703 High Street
	Palo Alto, CA  94301-2447
Party name: Unity Semiconductor Corporation Project Fastlane, Inc.
Donald E. Lake III.	Lathrop & Gage LLP	(720) 931-3214
	US Bank Tower
	950 17th Street, Sutie 2400
	Denver, CO  80202
	tlake@lathropgage.com
Party name: An Association of Practicing Entities
Mark A. Lemley	William H. Neuman Professor	(650) 723-4605
	Stanford Law School
	559 Nathan Abbott Way
	Stanford, CA  94305-
	mlemley@law.stanford.edu
Party name: Professor Howard B. Abrams, et al.
Joseph M. Lipner	Irell & Manella LLP	(310)-277-1010
	1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900
	Los Angeles, CA  90067
	jlipner@irell.com
Party name: Tessera, Inc., et al.
Deanne E. Maynard	Morrison & Foerster LLP	(202) 887-8740
	2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
	Washington, DC  20006
	DMaynard@mofo.com
Party name: Apple Inc.
Charles E. Miller	Sills Cummis & Gross LLP	(212) 643-7000
	Rockefeller Center - GE Building, 29th Floor
	30 Rockefeller Plaza
	New York, NY  10112
	cmiller@sillscummis.com
Party name: Dr. Ron D. Katznelson
Patricia A. Millett	Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP	(202) 887-4000
	1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
	Washington, DC  20036-1564
	pmillett@akingump.com
Party name: Biotechnology Industry Organization, et al.
Steven J. Moore	Kelley Drye & Warren LLP	(203) 324-1400
	400 Atlantic Street
	Stamford, CT  06901
	smoore@kellydrye.com
Party name: Triantafyllos Tafas, Phd
Roberta J. Morris	200 Stanford Avenue	(650)-234-9523
	Menlo Park, CA  94025
	rjmorris@alumni.brown.edu
Party name: Roberta J. Morris, Esq., Ph.D. in support of neither party
R. Carl Moy	William Mitchell College of Law	(651) 290-6344
	Intellectual Property Institute
	875 Summit Avenue
	St. Paul, MN  55105
Party name: William Mitchell College of Law Intellectual Property Institute
Justin A. Nelson	Susman Godfrey LLP	(206) 516-3880
	1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3800
	Seattle, WA  98101
	jnelson@susmangodfrey.com
Party name: Intellectual Ventures Management, et al.
Lawrence K. Nodine	Ballard Spahr, LLP	(678) 420-9422
	999 Peachtree St., Suite 1000
	Atlanta, GA  30309
	nodinel@ballardspahr.com
Party name: University Patent Owners and Licensees
D. Christopher Ohly	Schiff Hardin LLP	(202) 778-6458
	1666 K Street, N.W., Suite 300
	Washington, DC  20006
	dcohly@schiffharlin.com
Party name: Synerx Pharma, LLC
Douglas E. Olson	San Diego IP Law Group LLP	(858) 792-3446
	12526 High Bluff Dr., Suite 300
	San Diego, CA  92130
	dougolson&sandiegoiplaw.com
Party name: San Diego Intellecutal Property Law Association and Connect
Christopher M. Perry	Brendan J. Perry & Associates, PC	(508) 429-2000
	95 Elm Street
	P. O. Box 6938
	Holliston, MA  01746
	cperry@issbiz.com
Party name: elcommerce.com.inc.
Andrew J. Pincus	Mayer Brown LLP	(202) 263-3000
	1999 K Street, NW
	Washington, DC  20006-1101
	apincus@mayerbrown.com
Party name: Business Software Alliance
Louis H. Pugh Jr.	Jonak Pugh	(415) 684-9465
	One Maritime Plaza
	Suite 1600
	San Francisco, CA  94111
	jfalk@howardrice.com
Party name: Genetech, Inc., et al.
Daniel B. Ravicher	Public Patent Foundation, Inc.	(212) 790-0442
	Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
	55 Fifth Avenue
	New York, NY  10003
	ravicher@pubpat.org
Party name: Public Patent Foundation
William C. Rooklidge	Howrey , LLP	(949) 721-6900
	4 Park Plaza, Suite 1700
	Irvine, CA  92614
	rooklidgew@howrey.com
Party name: Yahoo!, Inc.
Harry J. Roper	Jenner & Block LLP	(312) 222-9350
	353 N. Clark Street
	Chicago, IL  60611
	HRoper@jenner.com
Party name: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
E. Joshua Rosenkranz	Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP	(212) 506-5380
	51 West 52nd Street
	New York, NY  10019-6142
	jrosenkranz@orrick.com
Party name: Hercules Open-Source Project
Kannon K. Shanmugam	Williams & Connolly LLP	(202) 434-5000
	725 Twelfth Street, N.W.
	Washington, DC  20005
	kshanmugam@wc.com
Party name: Bayer AG
John A. Squires	Chadbourne & Parke, LLP	(212)-408-8072
	30 Rockefeller Plaza
	New York, NY  10112
	jsquires@chadbourne.com
Party name: Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, et al.
Malcolm L. Stewart	Deputy Solicitor General	(202) 514-2201
	Department of Justice
	Washington, DC  20530
	malcolm.l.stewart@usjoj.gov
Party name: Microsoft Corporation v. i4i Limited Partnership, et al.
John P Sutton	125 Race Street	(530) 477-8538
	Grass Valley, CA  95945
	johnpsutton@earthlink.net
Party name: Federation Internationale Des Conseils en Propriete Industrielle
John D. Vandenberg	One World Trade Center, Suite 1600	(503)-595-5300
	121 S.W. Salmon Street
	Portland, OR  97204-2988
	john.vandenberg@klarquist.com
Party name: Cisco Systems, Inc., et al.
Donald R. Ware	Foley Hoag LLP	(617) 832-1167
	155 Seaport Boulevard
	Boston, MA  02210-2600
	dware@foleyhoag.com
Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party