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ZENITH RADIO CORP. v. HAZELTINE RESEARCH, INC., et al. (1969)
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| ZENITH RADIO CORP. v. HAZELTINE RESEARCH, INC., et al. |
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| Term: 1968 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: January 22, 1969 |
| Decided: May 19, 1969 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded |
| Vote |
| 7-1 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White |
| Dissenting |
| John Harlan II |
ZENITH RADIO CORP. v. HAZELTINE RESEARCH, INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 19, 1969. The case was argued before the court on January 22, 1969.
In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Patents and copyrights: patent
- Petitioner: Manufacturer
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Inventor, patent assigner, trademark owner or holder
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 395 U.S. 100
- 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: Byron White
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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