K Mart Corp. v. Cartier, Inc.

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Advocates
Louis R. Cohen (on behalf of Federal Petitioners)
Robert W. Steele (as amicus curiae, supporting Petitioners)
William H. Allen (on behalf of the Respondents)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
86-495
Petitioner: 
K Mart Corp.
Respondent: 
Cartier, Inc.
Consolidation: 
47th Street Photo, Inc. v. Coalition to Preserve the Integrity of American Trademarks, No. 86-624
United States v. Coalition to Preserve the Integrity of American Trademarks, No. 86-625
Opinion: 
485 U.S. 176 (1988)

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, K Mart Corp. v. Cartier, Inc. , 485 U.S. 176 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_495)
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Cartier, Inc., 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 28 U.S.C. 1331

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Voted with the minority, joined Scalia's dissent
Rehnquist
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the minority, joined Scalia's dissent
O'Connor
Wrote a dissent
Scalia
Did not participate
Kennedy

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.