No. 15-1182 ================================================================ In The Supreme Court of the United States --------------------------------- --------------------------------- SEQUENOM, INC., Petitioner, v. ARIOSA DIAGNOSTICS, INC., et al., Respondents. --------------------------------- --------------------------------- On Petition For A Writ Of Certiorari To The United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit --------------------------------- --------------------------------- BRIEF OF PROFESSOR TIMO MINSSEN AND ROBERT M. SCHWARTZ WITH 10 EUROPEAN AND AUSTRALIAN LAW PROFESSORS AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONER --------------------------------- --------------------------------- ANDREW J. DHUEY Counsel of Record 456 Boynton Avenue Berkeley, CA 94707 (510) 528-8200
[email protected] Counsel for Amici Curiae TIMO MINSSEN Professor of Biotechnology Law (fr. 1 May 2016) FACULTY OF LAW UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN Studiestraede 6 DK-1455 Copenhagen K, Denmark ROBERT M. SCHWARTZ Researcher FACULTY OF LAW LUND UNIVERSITY Lilla Gråbrödersgatan 4 222 22 Lund, Sweden ================================================================ COCKLE LEGAL BRIEFS (800) 225-6964 WWW.COCKLELEGALBRIEFS.COM i TABLE OF CONTENTS Page TABLE OF AUTHORITIES ................................... ii INTEREST OF THE AMICI CURIAE ................... 1 SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT ................................ 2 ARGUMENT ........................................................... 3 I. The European legal framework for patent eligibility .....................................................