Festo Corporation v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., Ltd., et al.
Decided May 28, 2002. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 00-1543 · 535 U.S. 722 (2002) · Cited 669 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 9
“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.
- Warner-Jenkinson Co. v. Hilton Davis Chemical Co. · 520 U.S. 17 (1997)
- Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co. · 339 U.S. 605 (1950)
- Bonito Boats, Inc. v. Thunder Craft Boats, Inc. · 489 U.S. 141 (1989)
- Exhibit Supply Co. v. Ace Patents Corp. · 315 U.S. 126 (1942)
- Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Co. v. Davis · 102 U.S. 222 (1880)
- Schriber-Schroth Co. v. Cleveland Trust Co. · 311 U.S. 211 (1940)
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- Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc. · 572 U.S. 898 (2014)
- SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC · 580 U.S. 328 (2017)
- Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc. · 594 U.S. 559 (2021)
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