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ESSEX RAZOR BLADE CORP. v. GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR CO. (1936)

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ESSEX RAZOR BLADE CORP. v. GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR CO.
Term: 1936
Important Dates
Argued: October 15, 1936
Decided: November 9, 1936
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerBenjamin Nathan CardozoCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus RobertsGeorge SutherlandWillis Van Devanter

ESSEX RAZOR BLADE CORP. v. GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 9, 1936. The case was argued before the court on October 15, 1936.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New Jersey 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: 299 U.S. 94
  • 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: Owen Josephus Roberts

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 liberal.

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