Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools

Decided February 22, 2017. Elena Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 15-497 · 580 U.S. 154 (2017) · Cited 572 times

Holding

The supply of a single component of a multicomponent invention for manufacture abroad does not give rise to § 271(f)(1) liability.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

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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.

• Smith v. Robinson · 468 U.S. 992 (1984)
• Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. Rowley · 458 U.S. 176 (1982)
• Honig v. Doe · 484 U.S. 305 (1988)
• Caterpillar Inc. v. Williams · 482 U.S. 386 (1987)
• Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence and Coordination Unit · 507 U.S. 163 (1993)
• School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Department of Education · 471 U.S. 359 (1985)
• Alexander v. Choate · 469 U.S. 287 (1985)
• OBB Personenverkehr AG v. Sachs · 577 U.S. 27 (2015)
• Ross v. Blake · 578 U.S. 632 (2016)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2017). 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).