BERLIN MILLS COMPANY v. PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (1920)

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BERLIN MILLS COMPANY v. PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY |
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Term: 1920 |
Important Dates |
Argued: November 15, 1920 |
Decided: December 6, 1920 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • John Hessin Clarke • William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White |
BERLIN MILLS COMPANY v. PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 6, 1920. The case was argued before the court on November 15, 1920.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Patents and copyrights: patent
- Petitioner: Business, corporation
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Inventor, patent assigner, trademark owner or holder
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 254 U.S. 156
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
- Who wrote the majority opinion: William Rufus Day
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
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