561 U.S. 593 (2010), 08-964, Bilski v. Kappos

Citation: 561 U.S. 593, 130 S.Ct. 3218, 177 L.Ed.2d 792, 78 U.S.L.W. 4802

Opinion Judge: Kennedy, Justice

Party Name: Bernard L. BILSKI and Rand A. Warsaw, Petitioners, v. David J. KAPPOS, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office.

Attorney: J. Michael Jakes, Washington, DC, for petitioners. Malcolm L. Stewart, Washington, DC, for respondent. J. Michael Jakes, Counsel of Record, Erika H. Arner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., Washington, DC, Ronald E. Myrick, Denise W. DeFranco, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, G...

Judge Panel: KENNEDY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, except for Parts II– B–2 and II–C–2. ROBERTS, C. J., and THOMAS and ALITO, JJ., joined the opinion in full, and SCALIA, J., joined except for Parts II–B–2 and II–C– 2. STEVENS, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which GINSBURG, BRE...

Case Date: June 28, 2010

Court: U.S. Supreme Court