Aro Manufacturing Co., Inc., et al. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co., Inc.

Decided June 8, 1964. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 75 · 377 U.S. 476 (1964) · Cited 418 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Aro Manufacturing Co. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co. · 365 U.S. 336 (1961)
• Birdsell v. Shaliol · 112 U.S. 485 (1884)
• Union Tool Co. v. Wilson · 259 U.S. 107 (1922)
• Mercoid Corp. v. Mid-Continent Investment Co. · 320 U.S. 661 (1944)
• United States v. American Trucking Associations · 310 U.S. 534 (1940)
• Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States · 143 U.S. 457 (1892)
• Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Stiffel Co. · 376 U.S. 225 (1964)
• Compco Corp. v. Day-Brite Lighting, Inc. · 376 U.S. 234 (1964)
• Sanitary Refrigerator Co. v. Winters · 280 U.S. 30 (1929)
• Motion Picture Patents Co. v. Universal Film Manufacturing Co. · 243 U.S. 502 (1917)
• United States v. Loew's Inc. · 371 U.S. 38 (1962)
• Carbice Corp. of America v. American Patents Development Corp. · 283 U.S. 27 (1931)
• United States v. Univis Lens Co. · 316 U.S. 241 (1942)
• Coupe v. Royer · 155 U.S. 565 (1895)
• Leeds & Catlin Company v. Victor Talking Machine Company (No. 2) · 213 U.S. 325 (1909)
• De Forest Radio Telephone Co. v. United States · 273 U.S. 236 (1927)
• Mercoid Corp. v. Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co. · 320 U.S. 680 (1944)

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• Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB S. A. · 563 U.S. 754 (2011)
• Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc. · 579 U.S. 93 (2016)
• Dawson Chemical Co. v. Rohm & Haas Co. · 448 U.S. 176 (1980)
• WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp. · 585 U.S. 407 (2018)
• Commil United States, LLC v. Cisco Sys., Inc. · 575 U.S. 632 (2015)
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc. · 401 U.S. 321 (1971)
• SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC · 580 U.S. 328 (2017)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. · 545 U.S. 913 (2005)
• General Motors Corp. v. Devex Corp. · 461 U.S. 648 (1983)

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