U.S. Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B.V.
140 S. Ct. 2298 · Decided June 30, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B.V. was decided on June 30, 2020 by a vote of 8–1. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg 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 19-46
Case details
- Citations
- 140 S. Ct. 2298 · 207 L. Ed. 2d 738 · 2020 U.S. LEXIS 3517
- Docket number
- 19-46
- Decided
- June 30, 2020
- Argued
- May 4, 2020
- 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
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- 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. §1051
- 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 | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority |
Full case caption
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B.V.
SCDB identifiers: case 2019-049, docket 2019-049-01.
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