Acknowledgement of receipt (07/14/08) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit received.

Record returned to the U.S.C.A. for the Federal Circuit.

Record returned to the U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of California.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

Motion to unseal the reply brief GRANTED. (orders list)

Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 15, 2008.

January 15, 2008, letter from counsel for the petitioners filed. (Distributed)

Motion to unseal the reply brief filed by petitioners.

Argued. For petitioners: Maureen E. Mahoney, Washington, D.C.; and Thomas G. Hungar, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Carter G. Phillips, Washington, D.C.

Letter from counsel for petitioner received. (Distributed)

Motion for leave to file a reply brief under seal with redacted copies for the public record GRANTED. (orders list)

Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 4, 2008.

Motion for leave to file reply brief under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed by petitioners Quanta Computer, Inc., et al. (Distributed)

Redacted reply brief of petitioners Quanta Computer, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)

Record received from U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of California. (11 boxes)

Record received from U.S.C.A. for Federal Circuit. (2 boxes)

Brief amici curiae of Various Law Professors filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Technology Properties Limited filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Aerotel, Ltd., Aerotel U.S.A., Inc., and Aerotel U.S.A., LLC filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of AmberWave Systems Corporation filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Interdigital Communications LLC and Tessera, Inc. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of MPEG LA LLC filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Rembrandt IP Management LLC filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Yahoo! Inc. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Ibiquity Digital Corporation filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Qualcomm Incorporated filed. (Distributed)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. (orders list)

Brief amicus curiae of Papst Licensing GMBH & Co.KG filed. (Distributed).

Brief amicus curiae of Wi-LAN, Inc. filed. (Distributed).

CIRCULATED.

Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association filed. (Distributed)

Motion for leave to file Volume II of the joint appendix under seal. GRANTED. (orders list)

Brief of respondent LG Electronics, Inc. filed.

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, January 16, 2008.

Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 30, 2007.

Brief amicus curiae of Biotechnology Industry Organization in Support of Neither Party filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Motorola, Inc. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of American Antitrust Institute filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Licensing Executives Society in Support of Neither Party filed.

Letter proposing a LODGING received from counsel for amici Dell, Inc., et al.

Brief amici curiae of Nokia Corporation and Nokia Inc. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of American Seed Trade Association filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Gen-Probe Incorporated filed.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Computer & Communications Industry Association filed.

Brief amici curiae of Dell Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Cisco Systems, Inc. and E-Bay Inc. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of CropLife International filed.

Brief amicus curiae of NCR Corporation filed.

Brief amici curiae of Automotive Engine Rebuilders Association, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of International Business Machines Corporation filed.

Brief amici curiae of Consumers Union, et al. filed.

Supplement to Joint Appendix (Pages 199 to 267)

Brief of petitioners Quanta Computer, Inc., et al. filed.

Motion for leave to file Volume II of the joint appendix under seal filed by petitioners Quanta Computer, Inc., et al.

Joint appendix filed. Volume 1 (Pages 1 to 144). Statement of costs received.

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either or neither 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.

Petition GRANTED. The brief of petitioners is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Monday, November 5, 2007. The brief of respondent is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or be... (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2007.

Supplemental brief of respondent LG Electronics, Inc. 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.

Letter of March 27, 2007, from counsel for petitioner received. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 13, 2007.

Reply of petitioners Quanta Computer, Inc., et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Dell Inc., et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Minebea Co., Ltd. filed.

Brief of respondent LG Electronics, Inc. in opposition filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 9, 2007.

Motion (06M54) of petitioner for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record Granted. (orders list)

MOTION (06M54) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 5, 2007.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 7, 2007)

Motion (06M54) of petitioner for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed.

Quanta Computer, Inc., et al., Petitioner, represented by Maureen E. Mahoney

LG Electronics, Inc., Respondent, represented by Carter G. Phillips

LG Electronics, Inc., Respondent, represented by Richard G. Taranto

Aerotel, Ltd., Aerotel U.S.A., Inc., and Aerotel U.S.A., LLC, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael J. Doyle

AmberWave Systems Corporation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Song K. Jung

American Antitrust Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Albert A, Foer

American Intellectual Property Law Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey I. D. Lewis

Automotive Engine Rebuilders Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Seth D. Greenstein

Biotechnology Industry Organization, Amicus Curiae, represented by Patricia A. Millett

Computer and Communications Industry Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jonathan Band

Consumers Union, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Fred Von Lohmann

CropLife International, Amicus Curiae, represented by Seth P. Waxman

Dell Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Cisco Systems, Inc. and E-Bay Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew J. Pincus

Gen-Probe Incorporated, Amicus Curiae, represented by Beth S. Brinkmann

Ibiquity Digital Corporation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Roderick R. McKelvie

Intellectual Property Owner Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gary M. Hoffman

Interdigital Communications LLC and Tessera, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Kenneth C. Bass III

International Business Machines Corporation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Traci L. Lovitt

Minebea Co., Ltd., Amicus Curiae, represented by Joel E. Lutzker

(Minebea Co., Ltd.) & Licensing Executives Society, Amicus Curiae, represented by Joel E. Lutzker

Motorola, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Russell E. Levine

MPEG LA LLC, Amicus Curiae, represented by Garrard R. Beeney

NCR Corporation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Morgan Chu

Nokia Corporation and Nokia Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Kathleen M. Sullivan

Papst Licensing GMBH & Co.KG, Amicus Curiae, represented by Lawrence Rosenthal

Qualcomm Incorporated, Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard W. Clary

Quanta Computer, Inc., et al. v. LG Electronics, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew J. Pincus

Quanta Computer, Inc., et al. v. LG Electronics, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Thomas G. Hungar

Quanta Computer, Inc., et al. v. LG Electronics, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Gary Jay Kushner

Rembrandt IP Management LLC, Amicus Curiae, represented by Aaron M. Panner

Technology Properties Limited, Amicus Curiae, represented by Roger L. Cook

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul D. Clement

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gregory G. Garre

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Edwin S. Kneedler

Various Law Professors, Amicus Curiae, represented by F. Scott Kieff

Wi-LAN, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert E. Goodfriend

Yahoo! Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Christopher J. Wright