JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Record for U.S.C.A. for the Federal Circuit has been RETURNED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

Argued. For petitioner: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C.; and Curtis E. Gannon, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Arthur I. Neustadt, Alexandria, Va.

Reply of petitioner Medtronic, Inc. filed. (Distributed)

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

Motion of Tessera Technologies, Inc. in support of neither party for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument DENIED.

Joint opposition of the parties to motion of Tessera Technologies, Inc. for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument.

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

Brief amicus curiae of Koninklijke Philips, N.V. filed. (Distributed)

Motion of Tessera Technologies, Inc. in support of neither party for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for enlarged argument or, in the alternative divided argument filed.

Brief of respondent Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC filed. (Distributed)

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

Record from U.S.C.A. for Federal Circuit is electronic (Not PACER).

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

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, November 5, 2013.

CIRCULATED.

Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed.

Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Tessera Technologies, Inc. in support of neither party filed.

Brief of petitioner Medtronic, Inc. filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)

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

The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 26, 2013.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 16, 2013.

Reply of petitioner Medtronic, Inc. filed.

Brief of respondent Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC in opposition filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 17, 2013)

Medtronic, Inc., Petitioner, represented by Martin R. Lueck

Medtronic, Inc., Petitioner, represented by Seth P. Waxman

Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC, Respondent, represented by Arthur I. Neustadt

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

Koninklijke Philips, N.V., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jack E. Haken

Legal Scholars, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael Simons

Tessera Technologies, Inc. in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Roman Melnik

the United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.