2009 term · Roberts Court · 9-0
Bernard L. Bilski and Rand A. Warsaw v. David J. Kappos, under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office
561 U.S. 593 · 130 S. Ct. 3218 · 2010 U.S. LEXIS 5521
The record
- Term
- 2009
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 08-964
- U.S. Reports
- 561 U.S. 593
- S. Ct. citation
- 130 S. Ct. 3218
- LEXIS citation
- 2010 U.S. LEXIS 5521
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCCC
M 4 majorityC 5 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Special concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Special concurrence |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Special concurrence |
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