No. 12-1128
Title:
Medtronic, Inc., Petitioner
v.
Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC
Docketed:March 18, 2013
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  Case Nos.:(2011-1313, 2011-1372)
  Decision Date:September 18, 2012
  Rehearing Denied:December 14, 2012
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mar 14 2013 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 17, 2013)
Apr 5 2013 Brief of respondent Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC in opposition filed.
Apr 25 2013 Reply of petitioner Medtronic, Inc. filed.
Apr 30 2013 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 16, 2013.
May 20 2013 Petition GRANTED.
Jun 5 2013 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 26, 2013.
Jun 5 2013 The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 16, 2013.
Jul 26 2013 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)
Jul 26 2013 Brief of petitioner Medtronic, Inc. filed.
Aug 2 2013 Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed.
Aug 2 2013 Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars filed.
Aug 2 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Tessera Technologies, Inc. in support of neither party filed.
Aug 19 2013 CIRCULATED.
Aug 20 2013 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, November 5, 2013.
Sep 3 2013 Record from U.S.C.A. for Federal Circuit is electronic (Not PACER).
Sep 3 2013 Additional record received from U.S.C.A. for Federal. Circuit. (1 box)
Sep 11 2013 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Sep 16 2013 Brief of respondent Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC filed. (Distributed)
Sep 20 2013 Motion of Tessera Technologies, Inc. in support of neither party for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for enlarged argument or, in the alternative divided argument filed.
Sep 20 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Koninklijke Philips, N.V. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 23 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association filed. (Distributed)
Sep 30 2013 Joint opposition of the parties to motion of Tessera Technologies, Inc. for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument.
Oct 15 2013 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Oct 15 2013 Motion of Tessera Technologies, Inc. in support of neither party for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument DENIED.
Oct 16 2013 Reply of petitioner Medtronic, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Nov 5 2013 Argued. For petitioner: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C.; and Curtis E. Gannon, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Arthur I. Neustadt, Alexandria, Va.
Jan 22 2014 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Jan 31 2014 Record for U.S.C.A. for the Federal Circuit has been RETURNED.
Feb 24 2014 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Martin R. Lueck Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi LLP(612) 349-8500
    Counsel of Record2800 Lasalle Plaza
800 Lasalle Avenue
Minneapolis, MN  55402
mrlueck@rkmc.com
Party name: Medtronic, Inc.
 
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: Medtronic, Inc.
Attorneys for Respondent:
Arthur I. Neustadt Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP(703) 413-3000
    Counsel of Record1940 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA  22314
anuestadt@oblon.com
Party name: Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC
Other:
Jack E. Haken Philips Intellectual Property & Standards(914) 945-6000
345 Scarborough Road
Briarcliff Manor, NY  10510
Party name: Koninklijke Philips, N.V.
 
Gary M. Hoffman 7428 Old Maple Square(703) 819-7517
McLean, VA  22102
gmhoffmanfl@aol.com
Party name: Intellectual Property Owners Association
 
Roman Melnik Goldberg Lowenstein & Weatherwax LLP(310) 307-4500
11400 W. Olympic Blvd.
Ste. 400
Los Angeles, CA  90064
melnik@glwllp.com
Party name: Tessera Technologies, Inc. in support of neither party
 
Michael Simons 300 W. 6th Street, Suite 1900 512-499-6253
Austin, TX  78701
msimons@akingump.com
Party name: Legal Scholars
 
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