Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.

Decided April 25, 1980. Edward Roy Becker wrote the opinion for the court.

494 F. Supp. 1190 · Cited 51 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. · 478 F. Supp. 889
• Outboard Marine Corp. v. Pezetel · 461 F. Supp. 384
• Federal Trade Commission v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. · 363 U.S. 536
• United States v. Passavant · 169 U.S. 16
• Lorillard v. Pons · 434 U.S. 575
• Checker Motors Corporation v. Chrysler Corporation · 283 F. Supp. 876
• Perrin v. United States · 444 U.S. 37
• Philbrook v. Glodgett · 421 U.S. 707
• Federal Communications Commission v. American Broadcasting Co. · 347 U.S. 284
• Federal Energy Administration v. Algonquin SNG, Inc. · 426 U.S. 548
• Leo Sheep Co. v. United States · 440 U.S. 668
• Muser v. Magone · 155 U.S. 240
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. · 402 F. Supp. 244
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. · 402 F. Supp. 251
• United States v. Union Pacific Railroad · 91 U.S. 72
• Federal Trade Commission v. Universal-Rundle Corp. · 387 U.S. 244
• Ettinger v. Central Penn National Bank · 2 B.R. 385
• Central Ice Cream Co. v. Golden Rod Ice Cream Co. · 184 F. Supp. 312

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• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. · 513 F. Supp. 1100
• Geneva Steel Co. v. Ranger Steel Supply Corp. · 980 F. Supp. 1209
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• Helmac Products Corp. v. Roth (Plastics) Corp. · 814 F. Supp. 581
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. · 529 F. Supp. 866
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. · 505 F. Supp. 1125
• Jewel Foliage Co. v. Uniflora Overseas Florida, Inc. · 497 F. Supp. 513
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. · 494 F. Supp. 1263
• Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. v. Mitsui & Co. · 35 F. Supp. 2d 597
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. · 505 F. Supp. 1313
• Hunt v. Mobil Oil Corp. · 654 F. Supp. 1487
• USX Corp. v. United States · 682 F. Supp. 60
• National Union Electric Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. · 494 F. Supp. 1257
• Greenwald v. American Medcare Corp. · 666 F. Supp. 489
• Holliday v. Xerox Corp. · 555 F. Supp. 51
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. · 494 F. Supp. 1246
• Klapper v. Commonwealth Realty Trust · 662 F. Supp. 235
• Long Island Lighting Co. v. Transamerica Delaval, Inc. · 648 F. Supp. 988
• Isra Fruit Ltd. v. Agrexco Agricultural Export Co. · 631 F. Supp. 984
• Padilla Ex Rel. Newman v. Rumsfeld · 256 F. Supp. 2d 218
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industries, Ltd. · 513 F. Supp. 1334
• Josephs v. Government of the United States · 532 F. Supp. 795
• Anthony v. Small Tube Manufacturing Corp. · 580 F. Supp. 2d 409

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