Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. Seb S.A.
563 U.S. 754 · Decided May 31, 2011 · Supreme Court of the United States
Record summary. This page is generated from the Supreme Court Database’s coded data about the case. It describes who decided what, not the Court’s reasoning. Read the opinion itself before relying on it. Not legal advice.
At a glance
Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. Seb S.A. was decided on May 31, 2011 by a vote of 8–1. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Patents” in the Economic Activity area.
Read the opinion
Case details
- Citations
- 563 U.S. 754 · 131 S. Ct. 2060 · 179 L. Ed. 2d 1167 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 4022
- Docket number
- 10-6
- Decided
- May 31, 2011
- Argued
- February 23, 2011
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Patents
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- 35-271
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority |
Full case caption
Global-Tech Appliances, Inc., et Al., Petitioners v. Seb S.A.
SCDB identifiers: case 2010-051, docket 2010-051-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Patents”
- Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
- Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.
- David J. Kappos v. Gilbert P. Hyatt
- Vernon Hugh Bowman v. Monsanto Company
- Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC
- Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Same Term, same area (Economic Activity)
- Costco Wholesale Corporation v. Omega, S.A.
- Jason M. Ransom v. Fia Card Services, N.A.
- Chase Bank USA, Na. v. James A. McCoy
- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Alabama Department of Revenue
- Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. v. James Siracusano
- AT&T Mobility LLC v. Vincent Concepcion
Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error