Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC
E1201264
UNEXPLORED
Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC is a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the burden of proof in patent licensee declaratory judgment actions, holding that the patent holder—not the licensee—bears the burden of proving infringement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16205788 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC Context triple: [October Term 2013, hasPart, Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC]
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A.
Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc.
Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. is a landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that held naturally occurring human genes cannot be patented, reshaping the legal landscape for biotechnology and genetic testing.
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B.
Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.
Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. is a landmark 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited the patentability of medical diagnostic methods by holding that laws of nature and their routine applications are not eligible for patent protection.
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C.
In re Diehr
In re Diehr is a landmark 1981 U.S. Supreme Court patent law decision that clarified the patent eligibility of computer-implemented inventions under 35 U.S.C. § 101.
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D.
Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates v. Allstate Insurance Co.
Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates v. Allstate Insurance Co. is a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed the conflict between federal procedural rules and state laws limiting class actions in federal diversity jurisdiction.
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E.
Basic Inc. v. Levinson
Basic Inc. v. Levinson is a landmark 1988 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the fraud-on-the-market theory and clarified the materiality standard for misstatements in securities fraud class actions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC Target entity description: Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC is a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the burden of proof in patent licensee declaratory judgment actions, holding that the patent holder—not the licensee—bears the burden of proving infringement.
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A.
Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc.
Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. is a landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that held naturally occurring human genes cannot be patented, reshaping the legal landscape for biotechnology and genetic testing.
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B.
Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.
Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. is a landmark 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited the patentability of medical diagnostic methods by holding that laws of nature and their routine applications are not eligible for patent protection.
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C.
In re Diehr
In re Diehr is a landmark 1981 U.S. Supreme Court patent law decision that clarified the patent eligibility of computer-implemented inventions under 35 U.S.C. § 101.
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D.
Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates v. Allstate Insurance Co.
Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates v. Allstate Insurance Co. is a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed the conflict between federal procedural rules and state laws limiting class actions in federal diversity jurisdiction.
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E.
Basic Inc. v. Levinson
Basic Inc. v. Levinson is a landmark 1988 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the fraud-on-the-market theory and clarified the materiality standard for misstatements in securities fraud class actions.
- F. None of above. chosen
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