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AMERICAN TRADING CO. v. H. E. HEACOCK CO. (1932)

| AMERICAN TRADING CO. v. H. E. HEACOCK CO. |
|---|
| Term: 1931 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: February 26, 1932 |
| Decided: March 21, 1932 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 8-0 |
| Majority |
| Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter |
AMERICAN TRADING CO. v. H. E. HEACOCK CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 21, 1932. The case was argued before the court on February 26, 1932.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Philippines Territorial Trial Court.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1930s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Patents and copyrights: trademark
- Petitioner: Business, corporation
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Inventor, patent assigner, trademark owner or holder
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 285 U.S. 247
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Charles Evans Hughes
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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