Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC
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Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC, 571 U.S. 191 (2014), is a case of the Supreme Court of the United States that deals with civil procedure, and specifically with the question of the burden of proof required in pursuing declaratory judgments.
Quick Facts Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC, Argued November 5, 2013 Decided January 22, 2014 ...
Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC | |
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Argued November 5, 2013 Decided January 22, 2014 | |
Full case name | Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC |
Docket no. | 12-1128 |
Citations | 571 U.S. 191 (more) |
Argument | Oral argument |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Case history | |
Prior | Medtronic, Inc. v. Boston Scientific Corp., 777 F. Supp. 2d 750 (D. Del. 2011); vacated and remanded, 695 F.3d 1266 (Fed. Cir. 2012); cert.granted, 569 U.S. 993 (2013). |
Subsequent | On remand, Medtronic Inc. v. Boston Scientific Corp., 558 F. App'x 998 (Fed. Cir. 2014); cert. denied, 135 S. Ct. 364 (2014). |
Holding | |
When a licensee seeks a declaratory judgment against a patentee that its products do not infringe the licensed patent, the patentee bears the burden of persuasion on the issue of infringement. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Breyer, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
28 U.S.C. § 1338 (district court jurisdiction over patents), 28 U.S.C. § 2201 (power to issue declaratory judgment) |
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