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

| 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 Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • George Sutherland • Willis 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.
See also
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