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Acknowledgement of receipt (06/06/07) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit received.
Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Southern District of New York.
Record returned to U.S.C.A. for Federal Circuit.
Judgment Issued
Judgment REVERSED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, except as to footnote 14. Scalia, Kennedy, and Souter, JJ., joined that opinion in full. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring as to all but footnote 14, in which Thomas and Breyer, (orders list)
Argued. For petitioner: Theodore B. Olson, Washington, D.C.; and Daryl Joseffer, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for the United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D.C.
Motion of the 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. (orders list)
Reply of petitioner Microsoft Corporation filed. (Distributed)
Brief of respondent AT&T Corp. filed. (Distributed).
Brief amici curiae of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of U.S. Philips Corporation and Philips Electronics North America Corporation filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of BayhDole25, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
CIRCULATED.
Record received from U.S.D.C. for Southern District of New York. (4 boxes)
Record received from U.S.C.A. for Federal Circuit. (1 box)
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, February 21, 2007.
Brief amicus curiae of Eli Lilly and Company filed.
Joint appendix filed.
Supplemental joint appendix filed.
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Yahoo, Inc. filed.
Brief of petitioner Microsoft Corporation filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Software & Information Industry Association filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Bar of District of Columbia, Patent, Trademark & Copyright Section filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Business Software Alliance filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Shell Oil Company filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Intel Corporation filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Edward Lee filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Software Freedom Law Center filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Professors filed.
Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Autodesk, Inc. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Houston Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.
Brief amici curiae of Amazon. Com, Inc., et al. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Federation Internationale des Conseils en Propriete Industrielle (FICPI) filed.
Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the respondent.
Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the petitioner.
Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including January 23, 2007.
Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including December 15, 2006.
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Software & Information Industry Association GRANTED. The Chief Justice took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. (orders list)
Petition GRANTED. The Chief Justice took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. (orders list)
Supplemental brief of respondent in response to brief of United States filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. The Chief Justice took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
Supplemental brief of petitioner Microsoft Corporation filed. (Distributed)
Supplemental brief of respondent AT&T Corp. filed. (Distributed).
Reply of petitioner Microsoft Corporation filed.
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Software & Information Industry Association.
Brief of respondent AT&T Corp. in opposition filed.
Consent to the filing of amici briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the petitioners.
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 23, 2006)
Application (05A606) granted by Justice Stevens extending the time to file until February 17, 2006.
Response to application from AT&T Corp. filed.
Application (05A606) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 18, 2006 to February 17, 2006, submitted to Justice Stevens.
Microsoft Corporation, Petitioner, represented by Theodore B. Olson
AT&T Corp., Respondent, represented by Seth P. Waxman
Amazon. Com, Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey S.. Love
American Intellectual Property Law Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Joseph R. Re
Autodesk, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by John A. Dragseth
Bar of District of Columbia, Patent, Trademark & Copyright Section, Amicus Curiae, represented by David W. Long
BayhDole25, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Stephen J. Marzen
Business Software Alliance, Amicus Curiae, represented by Viet D. Dinh
Edward Lee, Amicus Curiae, represented by Edward S. Lee
Eli Lilly and Company, Amicus Curiae, represented by James J. Kelley
Federation Internationale des Conseils en Propriete Industrielle (FICPI), Amicus Curiae, represented by John P. Sutton
Houston Intellectual Property Law Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael G. Locklar
Intel Corporation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Joel W. Nomkin
Intellectual Property Professors, Amicus Curiae, represented by John F. Duffy
Microsoft Corporation v. AT&T Corp., Amicus Curiae, represented by Daryl Joseffer
Shell Oil Company, Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard Loren Stanley
Software Freedom Law Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by Eben Moglen
Software & Information Industry Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gregory S. Coleman
Software & Information Industry Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gregory Scott Coleman
United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul D. Clement
U.S. Philips Corporation and Philips Electronics North America Corporation, Amicus Curiae, represented by John M. Dimatteo
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard G. Taranto
Yahoo, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Christopher J. Wright