Global-Tech Appliances, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Seb S.a.

Decided May 31, 2011. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 10-6 · 563 U.S. 754 (2011) · Cited 600 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

“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. · 377 U.S. 476 (1964)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. · 545 U.S. 913 (2005)
• Leary v. United States · 395 U.S. 6 (1969)
• Turner v. United States · 396 U.S. 398 (1970)
• Henry v. A. B. Dick Co. · 224 U.S. 1 (1912)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• John R. Sand & Gravel Co. v. United States · 552 U.S. 130 (2008)
• Motion Picture Patents Co. v. Universal Film Manufacturing Co. · 243 U.S. 502 (1917)
• Morgan Envelope Co. v. Albany Perforated Wrapping Paper Co. · 152 U.S. 425 (1894)
• Youakim v. Miller · 425 U.S. 231 (1976)
• Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance v. Lathrop · 111 U.S. 612 (1884)

Cited by

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• Commil United States, LLC v. Cisco Sys., Inc. · 575 U.S. 632 (2015)
• Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Technologies, Inc. · 572 U.S. 915 (2014)
• Intel Corp. Investment Policy Comm. v. Sulyma · 589 U.S. 178 (2020)
• Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp. · 580 U.S. 140 (2017)
• Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc. · 568 U.S. 85 (2013)
• Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp. · 565 U.S. 625 (2012)
• United States ex rel. Schutte v. Supervalu Inc. · 598 U.S. 739 (2023)

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