Business Electronics Corp. v. Sharp Electronics Corp.

Decided May 2, 1988. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 85-1910 · 485 U.S. 717 (1988) · Cited 526 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–2.

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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.

• Continental T. v. Inc. v. GTE Sylvania Inc. · 433 U.S. 36 (1977)
• United States v. General Motors Corp. · 384 U.S. 127 (1966)
• Monsanto Co. v. Spray-Rite Service Corp. · 465 U.S. 752 (1984)
• Albrecht v. Herald Co. · 390 U.S. 145 (1968)
• United States v. Parke, Davis & Co. · 362 U.S. 29 (1960)
• National Society of Professional Engineers v. United States · 435 U.S. 679 (1978)
• United States v. Topco Associates, Inc. · 405 U.S. 596 (1972)
• United States v. Arnold, Schwinn & Co. · 388 U.S. 365 (1967)
• Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United States · 356 U.S. 1 (1958)
• National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma · 468 U.S. 85 (1984)
• White Motor Co. v. United States · 372 U.S. 253 (1963)
• Arizona v. Maricopa County Medical Society · 457 U.S. 332 (1982)
• Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · 475 U.S. 574 (1986)
• Associated General Contractors of California, Inc. v. California State Council of Carpenters · 459 U.S. 519 (1983)
• United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. · 310 U.S. 150 (1940)
• McNally v. United States · 483 U.S. 350 (1987)
• United States v. Colgate & Co. · 250 U.S. 300 (1919)
• Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. · 441 U.S. 1 (1979)
• Aspen Skiing Co. v. Aspen Highlands Skiing Corp. · 472 U.S. 585 (1985)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Indiana Federation of Dentists · 476 U.S. 447 (1986)
• McLain v. Real Estate Board of New Orleans, Inc. · 444 U.S. 232 (1980)
• Northwest Wholesale Stationers, Inc. v. Pacific Stationery & Printing Co. · 472 U.S. 284 (1985)
• United States v. General Electric Co. · 272 U.S. 476 (1926)
• Catalano, Inc. v. Target Sales, Inc. · 446 U.S. 643 (1980)
• Maple Flooring Manufacturers Ass'n v. United States · 268 U.S. 563 (1925)
• Standard Oil Co. v. Federal Trade Commission · 340 U.S. 231 (1951)
• Cement Manufacturers Protective Ass'n v. United States · 268 U.S. 588 (1925)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. · 551 U.S. 877 (2007)
• Ohio v. American Express Co. · 585 U.S. 529 (2018)
• Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC · 576 U.S. 466 (2015)
• New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira · 586 U.S. 105 (2019)
• Nynex Corp. v. Discon, Inc. · 525 U.S. 128 (1998)
• Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Services, Inc. · 504 U.S. 451 (1992)
• Houston v. Lack · 487 U.S. 266 (1988)
• Atlantic Richfield Co. v. USA Petroleum Co. · 495 U.S. 328 (1990)
• 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island · 517 U.S. 484 (1996)

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