AMENDED JUDGMENT ISSUED

JUDGMENT ISSUED

Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Breyer, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Kennedy and Alito, JJ., joined. VIDED

Argued. For petitioners: Jeffrey B. Wall, Washington, D. C.; and Roman Martinez, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Carter G. Phillips, Washington, D. C. VIDED

Reply of petitioner Halo Electronics, Inc. filed. (Distributed)

Joint motion for divided argument filed by respondents DENIED. VIDED

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

Brief amicus curiae of Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Intel Corp., et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

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

Joint motion for divided argument filed by respondents. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of Dell, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Internet Companies filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Google Inc., et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of EMC Corporation filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Certain Members of Congress filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Yahoo! Inc. and Arthrex, Inc. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

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

CIRCULATED.

Brief of respondents Pulse Electronics, Inc., et al. filed.

Record received from U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit is electronic and located on PACER with the exception of an Appendix, also electronic.

Record requested from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Brief amicus curiae of Ericsson Inc. in support of neither party filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of Askeladden LLC in support of neither party filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Professors in support of neither party filed. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of Nokia Technologies Oy and Nokia USA Inc. filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc. in support of neither party filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of Innovention Toys, LLC filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association in support of neither party filed. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of Small Inventors filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of MyKey Technology, Inc. in support of neither party filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Professor Mossoff in support of neither party filed. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of Public Knowledge, The Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Engine Advocacy in support of neither party filed. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of Mentor Graphics Corp., et al. in support of neither party filed. VIDED.

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

Brief of petitioner Halo Electronics, Inc. filed.

The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including January 13, 2016. VIDED

The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' briefs on the merits is extended to and including December 9, 2015. VIDED

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

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

Petition GRANTED granted limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 14-1520 is granted. The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument.

Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Independent Inventor Groups GRANTED.

Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Nokia Technologies OY and Nokia USA, INC GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 16, 2015.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 9, 2015.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 28, 2015.

Letter received from counsel respondent, amending Rule 29.6. corporate disclosure statement. (Distributed) VIDED

Reply of petitioner Halo Electronics, Inc. filed.

Brief of respondents Pulse Electronics, Inc., et al. in opposition filed.

Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Independent Inventor Groups.

Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Nokia Technologies OY and Nokia USA, INC.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 24, 2015.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 24, 2015)

Halo Electronics, Inc., Petitioner, represented by Craig E. Countryman

Pulse Electronics, Inc., et al., Respondent, represented by Carter G. Phillips

Pulse Electronics, Inc., et al., Respondent, represented by Mark L. Hogge

American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Peter A. Sullivan

Askeladden LLC in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kevin J. Culligan

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

Certain Members of Congress, Amicus Curiae, represented by Daniel Mark Lechleiter

Dell, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by John Thorne

EMC Corporation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Thomas G. Hungar

Ericsson Inc. in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Mike McKool Jr.

Google Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul D. Clement

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Amicus Curiae, represented by Aaron M. Streett

Independent Inventor Groups, Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew S. Baluch

Innovention Toys, LLC, Amicus Curiae, represented by James C. Otteson

Intel Corp., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Kannon K. Shanmugam

Intellectual Property Owners Association in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul H. Berghoff

Intellectual Property Professors in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Christopher B. Seaman

Internet Companies, Amicus Curiae, represented by Mark Lemley

Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc. in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Daniel S. Stringfield

Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Kathleen M. Sullivan

Mentor Graphics Corp., et al. in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by John D. Vandenberg

MyKey Technology, Inc. in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert Edward Freitas

Nokia Technologies Oy and Nokia USA Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by John D. Haynes

Professor Mossoff in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Matthew James Dowd

Public Knowledge, The Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Engine Advocacy in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Charles Duan

Small Inventors, Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew S. Baluch

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

Yahoo! Inc. and Arthrex, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey A. Lamken