Mirror Worlds, LLC v. Apple Inc.
Petition for certiorari denied on June 24, 2013
Issue: (1) Whether the offer for sale and/or sale of a product that embodies a patented invention can directly infringe a method claim under 35 U.S.C. § 271(a); and (2) whether the Federal Circuit has created an improper de facto rule precluding the use of circumstantial evidence to establish that one or more steps in a patented method have been performed for the purpose of demonstrating infringement.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 03/21/2013 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 24, 2013) |
| 03/27/2013 | Waiver of right of respondent Apple Inc. to respond filed. |
| 04/03/2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 19, 2013. |
| 04/17/2013 | Response Requested . (Due May 17, 2013) |
| 05/09/2013 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 24, 2013. |
| 05/15/2013 | Brief amicus curiae of United Inventors Association of America filed. |
| 05/17/2013 | Brief amici curiae of Patrick Raymond, and Broadband iTV in support of neither party filed. |
| 05/24/2013 | Brief of respondent Apple Inc. in opposition filed. |
| 06/03/2013 | Motion for leave to intervene filed by Mirror Worlds Technologies, LLC. |
| 06/03/2013 | Reply of petitioner Mirror Worlds, LLC filed. |
| 06/04/2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 20, 2013. |
| 06/24/2013 | Petition DENIED. |