Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
WILBUR-ELLIS CO. et al. v. KUTHER (1964)

![]() |
WILBUR-ELLIS CO. et al. v. KUTHER |
---|
Term: 1963 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 20, 1964 |
Decided: June 8, 1964 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
8-1 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White |
Dissenting |
John Harlan II |
WILBUR-ELLIS CO. et al. v. KUTHER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 8, 1964. The case was argued before the court on February 20, 1964.
In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Northern U.S. District Court.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Patents and copyrights: patent
- Petitioner: Buyer, purchaser
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Inventor, patent assigner, trademark owner or holder
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 377 U.S. 422
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: William Douglas
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
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
External links
Footnotes