Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.

Decided December 10, 1981. Edward Roy Becker wrote the opinion for the court.

529 F. Supp. 866 · Cited 134 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. · 513 F. Supp. 1100
• Gulf Oil Co. v. Bernard · 452 U.S. 89
• GAF Corp. v. Eastman Kodak Co. · 415 F. Supp. 129
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. · 494 F. Supp. 1190
• Vollert v. Summa Corp. · 389 F. Supp. 1348
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. · 478 F. Supp. 889
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. · 505 F. Supp. 1125
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. · 505 F. Supp. 1190
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. · 505 F. Supp. 1313
• Reliance Insurance v. Barron's · 428 F. Supp. 200
• Chesa International, Ltd. v. Fashion Associates, Inc. · 425 F. Supp. 234
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. · 402 F. Supp. 262
• Citicorp v. Interbank Card Ass'n · 478 F. Supp. 756
• Carlson Companies, Inc. v. Sperry & Hutchinson Co. · 374 F. Supp. 1080
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. · 402 F. Supp. 244
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. · 402 F. Supp. 251
• National Union Electric Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. · 498 F. Supp. 991
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. · 494 F. Supp. 1246
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. · 494 F. Supp. 1263
• Paul v. Sinnott · 217 F. Supp. 84
• Turmenne v. White Consolidated Industries, Inc. · 266 F. Supp. 35
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industries, Ltd. · 513 F. Supp. 1334

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