Petition DENIED.

Reply of petitioner Regents of the University of Minnesota filed.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.

Brief of respondents Ericsson Inc. and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson in opposition filed.

Brief of respondent Gilead Sciences, Inc. in opposition filed.

Brief of respondents LSI Corporation and Avago Technologies U.S. Inc.,et al. in opposition filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 5, 2019, for all respondents.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 14, 2019 to December 5, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.

Brief amici curiae of State of Indiana et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Association of Public and Land-grant Universities filed.

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Regents of the University of Minnesota.

The motions to extend the time to file responses to the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted and the time is extended to and including November 14, 2019, for all respondents.

Motion of respondents Ericsson Inc., et al. to extend the time to file a response from October 15, 2019 to November 14, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.

Motion of respondent Gilead Sciences, Inc. to extend the time to file a response from October 15, 2019 to November 14, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 15, 2019)

Regents of the University of Minnesota, Petitioner, represented by Kevin K. Russell

Ericsson Inc. and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Respondent, represented by Mark Simon Davies

Gilead Sciences, Inc., Respondent, represented by Adam Karl Mortara

LSI Corporation and Avago Technologies U.S. Inc., Respondent, represented by Kristopher Lane Reed

Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, Amicus Curiae, represented by Joshua Stephen Johnson

State of Indiana et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Thomas M. Fisher

Twelve State Universities and State University Systems, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael W. Shore