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Parker v. Flook

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Advocates
Lawrence G. Wallace (argued the cause for petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
77-642
Petitioner: 
Parker
Respondent: 
Flook
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
437 U.S. 584 (1978)
Argued: 
Tuesday, April 25, 1978
Decided: 
Thursday, June 22, 1978
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Patentability of Computer Processes

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The Oyez Project, Parker v. Flook , 437 U.S. 584 (1978)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1977/1977_77_642)
(last visited Monday, October 26, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Parker, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 35 U.S.C. 101

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Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent
Rehnquist
Wrote the majority opinion
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Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens