Impression Products v. Lexmark International

Decided May 30, 2017. John Glover Roberts Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 15-1189 · 581 U.S. 360 (2017) · Cited 44 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

“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.

• Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. · 568 U.S. 519 (2013)
• United States v. Univis Lens Co. · 316 U.S. 241 (1942)
• Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc. · 464 U.S. 417 (1984)
• United States v. General Electric Co. · 272 U.S. 476 (1926)
• Microsoft Corp. v. At&t Corp. · 550 U.S. 437 (2007)
• General Talking Pictures Corp. v. Western Electric Co. · 304 U.S. 175 (1938)
• Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc. · 553 U.S. 617 (2008)
• Bloomer v. McQuewan · 55 U.S. 539 (1853)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Astoria Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Solimino · 501 U.S. 104 (1991)
• Motion Picture Patents Co. v. Universal Film Manufacturing Co. · 243 U.S. 502 (1917)
• Crown Die & Tool Co. v. Nye Tool & MacHine Works · 261 U.S. 24 (1923)
• Deepsouth Packing Co. v. Laitram Corp. · 406 U.S. 518 (1972)
• Bauer & Cie v. O'Donnell · 229 U.S. 1 (1913)

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