2011 term · Roberts Court · 9-0
David J. Kappos, under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner v. Gilbert P. Hyatt
566 U.S. 431 · 132 S. Ct. 1690 · 2012 U.S. LEXIS 3107
The record
- Term
- 2011
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 10-1219
- U.S. Reports
- 566 U.S. 431
- S. Ct. citation
- 132 S. Ct. 1690
- LEXIS citation
- 2012 U.S. LEXIS 3107
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCC
M 7 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Regular concurrence |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Regular concurrence |
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