The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, December 7, 1982
Decision: Tuesday, May 24, 1983
Issues: Economic Activity, Patents

Advocates

Sidney Bender (on behalf of the Respondents)
George E. Frost (on behalf of the Petitioner)

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Conclusion

None

Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 9 votes for Devex Corp., 0 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: 35 U.S.C. 284
Wrote the majority opinion
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Wrote a regular concurrence
Stevens
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, General Motors Corp. v. Devex Corp., 461 U.S. 648 (1983),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1982/1982_81_1661/>
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