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Deepsouth Packing Co. v. Laitram Corp.

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
71-315
Petitioner: 
Deepsouth Packing Co.
Respondent: 
Laitram Corp.
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
406 U.S. 518 (1972)
Argued: 
Tuesday, April 11, 1972
Decided: 
Tuesday, May 30, 1972
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Patents

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The Oyez Project, Deepsouth Packing Co. v. Laitram Corp. , 406 U.S. 518 (1972)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_71_315)
(last visited Monday, November 2, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Deepsouth Packing Co., 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 35 U.S.C. 271

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Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent
Burger
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Wrote a dissent
Blackmun
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent
Powell
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent
Rehnquist

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White