Docket for 12-398
| No. 12-398 | |
| Title: |
| Association for Molecular Pathology, et al., Petitioners |
| v. |
| Myriad Genetics, Inc., et al. |
|
| Docketed: | October 1, 2012 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
| ~~~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. |
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| ~~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 |