Lexmark Int'L, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc.,

Decided March 25, 2014. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 12-873 · 572 U.S. 118 (2014) · Cited 2,704 times

Holding

Static Control has adequately pleaded the elements of a Lanham Act cause of action for false advertising.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Holmes v. Securities Investor Protection Corporation · 503 U.S. 258 (1992)
• Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · 523 U.S. 83 (1998)
• Associated General Contractors of California, Inc. v. California State Council of Carpenters · 459 U.S. 519 (1983)
• Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp. · 547 U.S. 451 (2006)
• Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · 504 U.S. 555 (1992)
• Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indemnity Co. · 553 U.S. 639 (2008)
• Bennett v. Spear · 520 U.S. 154 (1997)
• Allen v. Wright · 468 U.S. 737 (1984)
• Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. Camp · 397 U.S. 150 (1970)
• Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow · 542 U.S. 1 (2004)
• Clarke v. Securities Industry Assn. · 479 U.S. 388 (1987)
• Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak · 567 U.S. 209 (2012)
• Ashcroft v. Iqbal · 556 U.S. 662 (2009)
• Warth v. Seldin · 422 U.S. 490 (1975)
• Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States · 424 U.S. 800 (1976)
• Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc. · 454 U.S. 464 (1982)
• DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Cuno · 547 U.S. 332 (2006)
• Alexander v. Sandoval · 532 U.S. 275 (2001)
• Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Broudo · 544 U.S. 336 (2005)
• Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland · 535 U.S. 635 (2002)
• Blue Shield of Va. v. McCready · 457 U.S. 465 (1982)
• Kowalski v. Tesmer · 543 U.S. 125 (2004)
• Hemi Group, LLC v. City of New York · 559 U.S. 1 (2010)
• Lance v. Coffman · 549 U.S. 437 (2007)
• United States Department of Labor v. Triplett · 494 U.S. 715 (1990)
• Exxon Co., USA v. Sofec, Inc. · 517 U.S. 830 (1996)
• Waters v. Merchants' Louisville Insurance · 36 U.S. 213 (1837)
• Exxon Co. v. Sofec, Inc. · 517 U.S. 830 (1996)

Cited by

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• Bank of Am. Corp. v. City of Miami · 581 U.S. 189 (2017)
• FDA v. R. J. Reynolds Vapor Co. · 606 U.S. 226 (2025)
• Apple, Inc. v. Pepper · 587 U.S. 273 (2019)
• Heffernan v. City of Paterson · 578 U.S. 266 (2016)
• Robers v. United States · 572 U.S. 639 (2014)
• Trump v. CASA, Inc. · 606 U.S. 831 (2025)
• Biden v. Nebraska · 600 U.S. 477 (2023)
• Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic Int'l, Inc. · 600 U.S. 412 (2023)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2014). 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).