Supreme Court of the United States

Medtronic, Inc., Petitioner v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC.

January 22, 2014134 S. Ct. 843

Summary

The Supreme Court held that in a declaratory judgment action brought by a patent licensee against a patentee, the burden of proving infringement remains with the patentee. The Court reversed the Federal Circuit, which had shifted the burden to the licensee.