The U.S. Supreme Court issues patent, trademark and copyright decisions, and such decisions are quite valuable to the IP community. Accordingly, Supreme Court patent, trademark and copyright decisions are posted in this database and topics discussed in such decisions are recited.
| Docket Number | Case Name | Decision Date | Topic Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18-302 | Iancu v. Brunetti | 06/24/2019 | Constitution; First Amendment; Immoral; Scandalousness; Trademark |
| 17-1594 | Return Mail v. Postal Service | 06/10/2019 | AIA; IPR; Petitioner; Statutory Construction |
| 17-571 | Fourth Estate v. Wall-Street | 03/04/2019 | Cause of Action; Copyright; Infringement; Registration |
| 17-1625 | Rimini Street v. Oracle USA | 03/04/2019 | Copyright; Costs |
| 17-1229 | Helsinn v. Teva | 01/22/2019 | AIA; On Sale; Statutory Construction |
| 16-1011 | WesternGeco v. ION Geophysical | 06/22/2018 | Damages; Extraterritoriality; Lost Profits |
| 16-712 | Oil States v. Greene's Energy | 04/24/2018 | AIA; Article III; Constitution; IPR; Seventh Amendment |
| 16-969 | SAS Institute v. Iancu | 04/24/2018 | AIA; Challenged Claims; Final Written Decision; IPR; Statutory Construction |
| 15-1293 | Matal v. Tam | 06/19/2017 | Constitution; Disparagement; Trademark |
| 15-1039 | Sandoz v. Amgen | 06/12/2017 | Biologics; FDA; Injunction; Patent; Statutory Construction |
| 15-1189 | Impression v. Lexmark | 05/30/2017 | Exhaustion; First Sale Doctrine; Infringement |
| 16-341 | TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods | 05/22/2017 | Corporation; Infringement; Residence; Statutory Construction; Venue |
| 15-866 | Star Athlet. v. Varsity Brands | 03/22/2017 | Copyright Eligibility |
| 15-927 | SCA Hygiene v. First Quality | 03/21/2017 | Laches; Patent |
| 14-1538 | Life Technologies v. Promega | 02/22/2017 | Infringement |
| 15-777 | Samsung v. Apple | 12/06/2016 | Damages; Design; Infringement |
| 15-446 | Cuozzo v. Lee | 06/20/2016 | AIA; APA; Broadest Reasonable Interpretation; Deference; IPR; Jurisdiction |
| 15-375 | Kirtsaeng v. Wiley & Sons | 06/16/2016 | Attorney Fees; Copyright |
| 14-1513 | Halo Elec. v. Pulse Elec. | 06/13/2016 | Enhanced Damages; Willfulness |
| 13-720 | Kimble v. Marvel | 06/22/2015 | Expired Patent; Licensee; Stare Decisis |
| 13-896 | Commil v. Cisco | 05/26/2015 | Induced Infringement |
| 13-352 | B&B Hardware v. Hargis | 03/24/2015 | Issue Preclusion; Trademark |
| 13-1211 | Hana Financial v. Hana Bank | 01/21/2015 | Priority; Trademark |
| 13-854 | Teva v. Sandoz | 01/20/2015 | Claim Construction; Standard of Review |
| 13-461 | ABC v. Aereo | 06/25/2014 | Copyright; Infringement |
| 13-298 | Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank | 06/19/2014 | Eligible Subject Matter |
| 13-369 | Nautilus v. Biosig | 06/02/2014 | Claim Construction; Indefiniteness |
| 12-786 | Limelight v. Akamai | 06/02/2014 | Induced Infringement; Process |
| 12-1315 | Petrella v. MGM | 05/19/2014 | Copyright; Laches |
| 12-1163 | Highmark v. Allcare | 04/29/2014 | Attorney Fees; Exceptional Case; Standard of Review |
| 12-1184 | Octane Fitness v. ICON Health | 04/29/2014 | Attorney Fees; Exceptional Case |
| 12-873 | Lexmark v. Static Control | 03/25/2014 | False Advertising; Jurisdiction |
| 12-1128 | Medtronic v. Mirowski | 01/22/2014 | Burden of Proof; Infringement; Licensee |
| 12-416 | FTC v. Actavis | 06/17/2013 | Antitrust; Licensee |
| 12-398 | Molecular Pathology v. Myriad | 06/13/2013 | Biotechnology; Eligible Subject Matter |
| 11-796 | Bowman v. Monsanto | 05/13/2013 | Exhaustion; Plant |
| 11-697 | Kirtsaeng v. Wiley & Sons | 03/19/2013 | Copyright; First Sale Doctrine |
| 11-1118 | Gunn v. Minton | 02/20/2013 | Jurisdiction; State Claims |
| 11-982 | Already v. Nike | 01/09/2013 | Case Or Controversy; Jurisdiction; Licensee; Trademark |
| 10-1219 | Kappos v. Hyatt | 04/18/2012 | 145 Action Evidence; Standard of Review |
| 10-844 | Caraco v. Novo Nordisk | 04/17/2012 | Abbreviated New Drug Application; Food and Drug Administration |
| 10-1150 | Mayo v. Prometheus | 03/20/2012 | Eligible Subject Matter |
| 10-545 | Golan v. Holder | 01/18/2012 | Berne Convention; Copyright |
| 10-290 | Microsoft v. i4i | 06/09/2011 | Burden of Persuasion; Burden of Proof; Presumption of Validity |
| 09-1159 | Stanford v. Roche Molecular | 06/06/2011 | Ownership |
| 10-6 | Global-Tech v. SEB | 05/31/2011 | Induced Infringement |
| 08-964 | Bilski v. Kappos | 06/28/2010 | Eligible Subject Matter |
| 08-103 | Reed Elsevier v. Muchnick | 03/02/2010 | Copyright; Infringement; Jurisdiction |
| 07-1437 | Carlsbad v. HIF Bio | 05/04/2009 | Jurisdiction; Remand; State Claims |