In response to Sequenom's March 21 petition for certiorari seeking Supreme Court review of the Federal Circuit's decision in Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. v. Sequenom, Inc. (see "Sequenom Petitions for Certiorari"), a total of twenty-two amicus briefs have been filed encouraging the Court to grant certiorari.  Amicus briefs were due on April 20.  Links to each of the filed briefs can be found below:

• Brief for Amici Curiae Eli Lilly and Company, Eisai Inc., Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc., Pfizer Inc., and Etiometry, Inc. in Support of Petitioner (brief)

• Brief of Amicus Curiae by The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys in Support of the Petitioner (brief)

• Brief for Amicus Curiae Intellectual Property Owners Association in Support of Petition (brief)

• Brief of Amicus Curiae Dr. Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty in Support of the Petitioner (brief)

• Brief of The Bioindustry Association Joined by Europabio, Ausbiotech, Swiss Biotech Association, Hollandbio, Biotecanada, and The Japan Bioindustry Association as Amici Curiae in Support of Granting the Petition (brief)

• Brief of Amicus Curiae New York Intellectual Property Law Association in Support of Petitioner (brief)

• Brief of Metabolon, Inc. as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner (brief)

• Brief of Amicus Curiae Coalition for 21st Century Medicine in Support of Sequenom, Inc. (brief)

• Brief of Novartis AG as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner (brief)

• Brief of Microsoft Corporation as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner (brief)

• Brief of Professors Jeffrey A. Lefstin and Peter S. Menell as Amici Curiae in Support of Petition for A Writ of Certiorari (brief)

• Brief for Murgitroyd & Company as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner (brief)

• Brief for Amici Curiae Biotechnology Innovation Organization, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America and The Association of University Technology Managers in Support of Petition for A Writ of Certiorari (brief)

• Brief of Amici Curiae Amarantus Bioscience Holdings, Inc., Exo Incubator, Inc., and Michael Heltzen in Support of Petitioner (brief)

• Brief of Amici Curiae Population Diagnostics, Inc., Avant Diagnostics, Inc., Personalis, Inc., Linda Bruzzone, and Erin Marie Mading in Support of Petitioner (brief)

• Brief of JYANT Technologies, Inc. as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner Sequenom, Inc. (brief)

• Brief of 19 Law Professors as Amici Curiae in Support of Petition for A Writ of Certiorari (brief)

• Brief of Professor Timo Minssen and Robert M. Schwartz with 10 European and Australian Law Professors as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner (brief)

• Brief of Amicus Curiae The Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office in Support of Neither Party (brief)

• Brief of Federal Circuit Bar Association as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petition for A Writ of Certiorari (brief)

• Brief for Amici Curiae Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation, and San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association in Support of Petitioner (brief)

• Brief of Amicus Curiae Boston Patent Law Association in Support of Sequenom, Inc.'s Petition for A Writ of Certiorari (brief)

Patent Docs thanks Kaye Scholer for making copies of the briefs available on its website.  Summaries of selected briefs will be provided in future posts.

For additional information regarding this topic, please see:

• "Guest Post: Coalition for 21st Century Medicine Comments on Expected Ariosa Cert Petition," April 3, 2016
• "Sequenom Petitions for Certiorari," March 21, 2016
• "Ariosa v Sequenom -- A Path to the Supreme Court?" December 14, 2015
• "Federal Circuit Denies Rehearing En Banc in Ariosa v. Sequenom," December 2, 2015
• "Natera Responds to Sequenom's Petition for Rehearing En Banc," October 25, 2015
• "Ariosa Diagnostics Responds to Sequenom's Petition for Rehearing En Banc," October 21, 2015
• "Amicus Briefs in Support of Sequenom's Petition for Rehearing En Banc: JYANT Technologies, Inc.," September 29, 2015
• "Amicus Briefs in Support of Sequenom's Petition for Rehearing En Banc: NYIPLA," September 28, 2015
• "On Ariosa and Natural Products," September 27, 2015
• "Amicus Briefs in Support of Sequenom's Petition for Rehearing En Banc: Novartis AG," September 23, 2015
• "Amicus Briefs in Support of Sequenom's Petition for Rehearing En Banc: Paul Gilbert Cole," September 22, 2015
• "Amicus Briefs in Support of Sequenom's Petition for Rehearing En Banc: Bioindustry Association," September 20, 2015
• "Amicus Briefs in Support of Sequenom's Petition for Rehearing En Banc: WARF, Marshfield Clinic, and MCIS, Inc.," September 17, 2015
• "Amicus Briefs in Support of Sequenom's Petition for Rehearing En Banc: BIO and PhRMA," September 16, 2015
• "Amicus Briefs in Support of Sequenom's Petition for Rehearing En Banc: Amarantus Bioscience Holdings, Personalis, Inc., and Population Diagnostics, Inc.," September 15, 2015
• "Amicus Briefs in Support of Sequenom's Petition for Rehearing En Banc: Coalition for 21st Century Medicine," September 14, 2015
• "Amicus Briefs in Support of Sequenom's Petition for Rehearing En Banc: IPO," September 8, 2015
• "Amicus Briefs in Support of Sequenom's Petition for Rehearing En Banc: Professors Lefstin and Menell," September 6, 2015
• "Amicus Briefs in Support of Sequenom's Petition for Rehearing En Banc: 23 Law Professors," September 3, 2015
• "Amici Support Sequenom's Petition for Rehearing En Banc," August 28, 2015
• "Sequenom Requests Rehearing En Banc," August 18, 2015
• "Ariosa Diagnostics V Sequenom and Isis Innovation -- A European View," July 2, 2015
• "Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. v. Sequenom, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2015)," June 22, 2015
• "Ariosa v. Sequenom -- Ariosa's Responsive Brief," November 11, 2014
• "Amicus Briefs Urging Reversal Filed in Ariosa Inc v. Sequenom, Inc.," March 6, 2014
• "Sequenom Files Opening Brief in Appeal of Summary Judgment on Section 101 Grounds," January 30, 2014
• " Patent Eligible Subject Matter in the District Courts: Ariosa Genetics v. Sequenom (N.D. Cal. 2013)," November 5, 2013