Dawson Chemical Co. et al. v. Rohm & Haas Co.

Decided June 27, 1980. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 79-669 · 448 U.S. 176 (1980) · Cited 198 times

Holding

Respondent has not engaged in patent misuse, either by its method of selling propanil, or by its refusal to license others to sell that commodity.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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)
• Motion Picture Patents Co. v. Universal Film Manufacturing Co. · 243 U.S. 502 (1917)
• Aro Manufacturing Co. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co. · 377 U.S. 476 (1964)
• Carbice Corp. of America v. American Patents Development Corp. · 283 U.S. 27 (1931)
• Henry v. A. B. Dick Co. · 224 U.S. 1 (1912)
• Leitch Manufacturing Co. v. Barber Co. · 302 U.S. 458 (1938)
• Deepsouth Packing Co. v. Laitram Corp. · 406 U.S. 518 (1972)
• B. B. Chemical Co. v. Ellis · 314 U.S. 495 (1942)
• Leeds & Catlin Company v. Victor Talking Machine Company (No. 2) · 213 U.S. 325 (1909)
• Mercoid Corp. v. Mid-Continent Investment Co. · 320 U.S. 661 (1944)
• Morton Salt Co. v. G. S. Suppiger Co. · 314 U.S. 488 (1942)
• Mercoid Corp. v. Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co. · 320 U.S. 680 (1944)
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc. · 395 U.S. 100 (1969)
• Schwegmann Bros. v. Calvert Distillers Corp. · 341 U.S. 384 (1951)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Fruit & Vegetable Packers & Warehousemen, Local 760 · 377 U.S. 58 (1964)
• Morgan Envelope Co. v. Albany Perforated Wrapping Paper Co. · 152 U.S. 425 (1894)
• S&E Contractors, Inc. v. United States · 406 U.S. 1 (1972)
• Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation · 402 U.S. 313 (1971)
• Continental Paper Bag Co. v. Eastern Paper Bag Co. · 210 U.S. 405 (1908)
• United States v. Loew's Inc. · 371 U.S. 38 (1962)
• United States v. Univis Lens Co. · 316 U.S. 241 (1942)
• International Business MacHines Corp. v. United States · 298 U.S. 131 (1936)

Cited by

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

• Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc. · 464 U.S. 417 (1984)
• F.T.C. v. Actavis, Inc. · 570 U.S. 136 (2013)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. · 545 U.S. 913 (2005)
• Illinois Tool Works Inc. v. Independent Ink, Inc. · 547 U.S. 28 (2006)
• Briscoe v. LaHue · 460 U.S. 325 (1983)
• Bread Political Action Committee v. Federal Election Commission · 455 U.S. 577 (1982)
• Mills Music, Inc. v. Snyder · 469 U.S. 153 (1985)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1980). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).