Sequenom, Inc. v. Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc.
Petition for certiorari denied on June 27, 2016
Issue: Whether a novel method is patent-eligible where: (1) a researcher is the first to discover a natural phenomenon; (2) that unique knowledge motivates him to apply a new combination of known techniques to that discovery; and (3) he thereby achieves a previously impossible result without preempting other uses of the discovery.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 02/18/2016 | Application (15A871) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 1, 2016 to April 1, 2016, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| 02/22/2016 | Application (15A871) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until April 1, 2016. |
| 03/21/2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 20, 2016) |
| 03/28/2016 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioner. |
| 03/28/2016 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondent Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. ("Ariosa"). |
| 03/30/2016 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondent DNA Diagnostics Center, Inc.("DDC"). |
| 03/31/2016 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondent Natera, Inc.. |
| 03/31/2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 20, 2016, for all respondents. |
| 04/01/2016 | Brief amici curiae of Eli Lilly and Company, et al. filed. |
| 04/15/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys filed. |
| 04/18/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association filed. |
| 04/19/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Dr. Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty filed. |
| 04/19/2016 | Brief amici curiae of BioIndustry Association, et al. filed. |
| 04/19/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association filed. |
| 04/20/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Metabolon, Inc. filed. |
| 04/20/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Coalition for 21st Century Medicine filed. |
| 04/20/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Novartis AG filed. |
| 04/20/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Microsoft Corporation filed. |
| 04/20/2016 | Brief amici curiae of Professor Jeffrey A. Lefstin, et al. filed. |
| 04/20/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Murgitroyd & Company filed. |
| 04/20/2016 | Brief amici curiae of Biotechnology Innovation Organization, et al. filed. |
| 04/20/2016 | Brief amici curiae of Amarantus Bioscience Holdings, Inc., et al. filed. |
| 04/20/2016 | Brief amici curiae of Population Diagnostics, Inc., et al. filed. |
| 04/20/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of JYANT Technologies, Inc. filed. |
| 04/20/2016 | Brief amici curiae of 19 Law Professors filed. |
| 04/20/2016 | Brief amici curiae of Professor Timo Minssen, et al. filed. |
| 04/20/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office filed. |
| 04/20/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Federal Circuit Bar Association filed. |
| 04/20/2016 | Brief amici curiae of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, et al. filed. |
| 04/20/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Boston Patent Law Association filed. |
| 05/20/2016 | Brief of respondents Natera, Inc., et al. in opposition filed. |
| 05/20/2016 | Brief of respondent Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. in opposition filed. |
| 06/06/2016 | Reply of petitioner Sequenom, Inc. filed. |
| 06/07/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 23, 2016. |
| 06/27/2016 | Petition DENIED. |