Romag Fasteners Inc. v. Fossil Inc.
140 S. Ct. 1492 · Decided April 23, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Romag Fasteners Inc. v. Fossil Inc. was decided on April 23, 2020 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Trademarks” in the Economic Activity area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2019
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 18-1233
Case details
- Citations
- 140 S. Ct. 1492 · 206 L. Ed. 2d 672 · 2020 U.S. LEXIS 2408
- Docket number
- 18-1233
- Decided
- April 23, 2020
- Argued
- January 14, 2020
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Trademarks
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1117
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Concurrence | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Concurrence | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority |
Full case caption
Romag Fasteners Inc. v. Fossil Inc.
SCDB identifiers: case 2019-039, docket 2019-039-01.
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