Sca Hygiene Prods. Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Prods., LLC
137 S. Ct. 954 · Decided March 21, 2017 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Sca Hygiene Prods. Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Prods., LLC was decided on March 21, 2017 by a vote of 7–1. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. 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
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- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2016
Case details
- Citations
- 137 S. Ct. 954 · 197 L. Ed. 2d 292 · 2017 U.S. LEXIS 2023
- Docket number
- 15-927
- Decided
- March 21, 2017
- Argued
- November 1, 2016
- 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
- 7–1
- 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 USC 286
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| 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
Sca Hygiene Prods. Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Prods., LLC
SCDB identifiers: case 2016-009, docket 2016-009-01.
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