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

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

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. (orders list)

Argued. For petitioners: Stephen M. Shapiro, Chicago, ILL. For United States as amicus curiae: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Richard P. Bress, Washington, D. C.

Letter from counsel for respondent filed. (Distributed)

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

Reply of petitioners Mayo Collaborative Services, et al. filed. (Distributed)

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

Brief amici curiae of Genomic Health, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Biotechnology Industry Organization filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of SAP America, Inc. filed. (Distributed)

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

Brief amicus curiae of National Venture Capital Association filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of CONNECT, and San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Health Law, Policy, and Ethics Scholars filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Novartis Corporation filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Myriad Genetics, Inc. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Association of University Technology Managers filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Amicus Brief Clinic of the University of New Hampshire School of Law filed. (Distributed)

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

Brief amicus curiae of The Juhasz Law Firm, P.C. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. filed. (Distributed)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

Record received from U.S.D.C. for Southern District of California. (1 box). This record contains sealed documents.

Record received from U.S.C.A. for Federal Circuit. (1 box)

CIRCULATED

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, December 7, 2011.

Brief amici curiae of Microsoft Corporation, et al. in support of neither party filed.

Brief amicus curiae of the United States in support of neither party filed.

Brief amici curiae of Nine Law Professors filed.

Brief amici curiae of ARUP Laboratories, Inc., et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of AARP and Public Patent Foundation filed.

Brief amici curiae of Verizon Communications Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Company filed.

Brief amici curiae of Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of American College of Medical Genetics, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.

Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Liberties Union filed.

Brief amici curiae of Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriete Intellectuelle, et al. in support of neither party filed.

Brief of petitioners Mayo Collaborative Services and Mayo Clinic Rochester filed.

Joint appendix filed (two volumes).

Joint appendix filed (two volumes). (Statement of costs received)

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners

Letter from counsel for the petitioners proposing to lodge page proofs of a chapter of a book to be published.

Letter from counsel for the petitioners proposing to lodge chapter page proofs of to be published book.

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.

The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 31, 2011.

The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 2, 2011.

Petition GRANTED. (orders list)

Reply of petitioner Mayo Collaborative Services filed. TBP

Reply of petitioner Mayo Collaborative Services filed.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 16, 2011.

Brief of respondent Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. in opposition filed.

Brief amici curiae of American College of Medical Genetics, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of AARP, and Public Patent Foundation filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 20, 2011.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 20, 2011)

Mayo Collaborative Services, Petitioner, represented by Stephen M. Shapiro

Mayo Collaborative Services, dba Mayo Medical Laboratories, et al., Petitioner, represented by Charles A. Rothfeld

Mayo Collaborative Services, et al., Petitioner, represented by Stephen M. Shapiro

Prometheus Laboratories, Inc., Respondent, represented by Richard P. Bress

AARP, and Public Patent Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Daniel B. Ravicher

American Civil Liberties Union, Amicus Curiae, represented by Sandra S. Park

American College of Medical Genetics, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Katherine J. Strandburg

American Intellectual Property Law Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Denise W. DeFranco

ARUP Laboratories, Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Kathleen M. Sullivan

Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriete Intellectuelle, et al. in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Peter C. Schechter

Association of University Technology Managers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Donald R. Ware

Biotechnology Industry Organization, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey P. Kushan

Cato Institute, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Ilya Shapiro

CONNECT, and San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Douglas E. Olson

Genomic Health, Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Edward R. Reines

Health Law, Policy, and Ethics Scholars, Amicus Curiae, represented by Mark S. Davies

Intellectual Property Amicus Brief Clinic of the University of New Hampshire School of Law, Amicus Curiae, represented by Ann Marie McCrackin

Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago, Amicus Curiae, represented by Meredith Martin Addy

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

Microsoft Corporation, et al. in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Matthew D. McGill

Myriad Genetics, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Gregory A. Castanias

National Venture Capital Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Lynn H. Pasahow

New York Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Ronald M. Daignault

Nine Law Professors, Amicus Curiae, represented by Joshua D. Sarnoff

Novartis Corporation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Evan A. Young

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Harry J. Roper

Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Seth P. Waxman

SAP America, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Erika H. Arner

The Juhasz Law Firm, P.C., Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul R. Juhasz

the United States in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.

Verizon Communications Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Company, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael K. Kellogg