Record returned to U.S. Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Rehearing DENIED.

DISTRIBUTED.

Petition for Rehearing filed.

Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

Argued. For petitioner: Mark P. Walters, Seattle, Wash. For United States as amicus curiae: Melissa Arbus Sherry, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: 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, and the time is to be divided as follows: 30 minutes for petitioner, 10 minutes for the Solicitor General, and 30 minutes for respondents.

Reply of petitioner Vernon Hugh Bowman filed. (Distributed)

Record from U.S.D.C. for the Southern District of Indiana is electronic.

Response from counsel for respondents to motion of the Solicitor General for divided argument and for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae.

Brief amici curiae of American Soybean Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of CropLife America filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of law professor Christopher M. Holman filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of BSA - The Software Alliance filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of American Seed Trade Association filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)

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

Brief amicus curiae of CropLife International filed. (Distributed)

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

Brief amici curiae of Ecomonists filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of CHS Inc. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Agilent Technologies, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Pioneeer Hi-Bred International, Inc. filed. (Distributed)

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

Brief amicus curiae of The New York Intellectual Property Law Association filed. (Distributed)

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

Brief amicus curiae of BayhDole25, Inc. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Monsanto Company, et al. filed. (Distributed)

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

Record received form the U.S.C.A. for the Federal Circuit. (1 Box)

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)

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

CIRCULATED.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, February 19, 2013.

Brief amicus curiae of Knowledge Ecology International filed.

Brief amici curiae of Center for Food Safety and Save Our Seeds filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Public Patent Foundation filed.

Brief amici curiae of American Antitrust Institute, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association, et al. filed.

Brief of petitioner Vernon Hugh Bowman filed.

Joint appendix filed (2 volumes). (Statement of costs filed.)

The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including January 16, 2013.

The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 3, 2012.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 5, 2012.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2012.

Supplemental brief of petitioner Vernon Hugh Bowman filed.

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.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 30, 2012.

Brief of respondents Monsanto Company, et al. in opposition filed.

Response Requested . (Due February 27, 2012)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 17, 2012.

Waiver of right of respondent Monsanto Company to respond filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 23, 2012)

Vernon Hugh Bowman, Petitioner, represented by Edgar H. Haug

Vernon Hugh Bowman, Petitioner, represented by Mark P. Walters

Vernon Hugh Bowman, Petitioner, represented by Krista L. Cox

Monsanto Company, et al., Respondent, represented by Seth P. Waxman

Agilent Technologies, Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by James W. Dabney

American Antitrust Institute, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Albert A, Foer

American Intellectual Property Law Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kenneth J. Burchfiel

American Seed Trade Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Catherine E. Stetson

American Soybean Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Gary H. Baise

Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Seth D. Greenstein

BayhDole25, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Bryan J. Vogel

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

BSA - The Software Alliance, Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew J. Pincus

Center for Food Safety, and Save Our Seeds, Amicus Curiae, represented by George A. Kimbrell

CHS Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Theresa Marie Bevilacqua

CropLife America, Amicus Curiae, represented by J. Scott Ballenger

CropLife International, Amicus Curiae, represented by Evan A. Young

economists, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert N. Weiner

Intellectual Property Owners Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul H. Berghoff

Knowledge Ecology International, Amicus Curiae, represented by Krista L. Cox

law professor Christopher M. Holman, Amicus Curiae, represented by Daniel C. Cox

Pioneeer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Adam K. Mortara

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

The New York Intellectual Property Law Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Scott Barry Howard

Vernon Hugh Bowman v. Monsanto Company, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Melissa Arbus Sherry

Washington Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard A. Samp

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Scott Patrick McBride