CareDx, Inc. v. Natera, Inc.
Petition for certiorari denied on October 2, 2023
Issue: Whether a new and useful method for measuring a natural phenomenon that improves upon prior methods for measuring that very same phenomenon is eligible for patent protection under 35 U.S.C. § 101, which provides that any “new and useful process” or “new and useful improvement thereof” is eligible for patent protection.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Feb 14 2023 | Application (22A754) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 2, 2023 to May 1, 2023, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Feb 17 2023 | Application (22A754) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until May 1, 2023. |
| May 01 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 2, 2023) |
| May 15 2023 | Waiver of right of respondent Eurofins Viracor, Inc. to respond filed. |
| May 15 2023 | Waiver of right of respondent Natera, Inc. to respond filed. |
| May 16 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/1/2023. |
| May 25 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Honorable Paul R. Michael, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| May 30 2023 | Response Requested. (Due June 29, 2023) |
| Jun 20 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 29, 2023 to July 31, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Jun 21 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 31, 2023, for all respondents. |
| Jul 24 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 31, 2023 to August 9, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Jul 26 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 9, 2023, for all respondents. |
| Aug 09 2023 | Brief of respondent Eurofins Viracor, Inc. in opposition filed. |
| Aug 09 2023 | Brief of respondent Natera, Inc. in opposition filed. |
| Aug 23 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023. |
| Aug 23 2023 | Reply of petitioner CareDx, Inc., and The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 02 2023 | Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh would grant the petition for a writ of certiorari. |
