Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc.

Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc.

Argued February 23, 2016
Decided June 13, 2016
Full case name Halo Electronics, Inc., Petitioner v. Pulse Electronics, Inc., et al.; Stryker Corporation, et al., Petitioners v. Zimmer, Inc., et al.
Docket nos. 14–1513
14–1520
Citations

579 U.S. ___ (more)

Opinion announcement Opinion announcement
Court membership
Chief Justice
John G. Roberts
Case opinions
Majority Roberts, joined by unanimous
Concurrence Breyer, joined by Kennedy, Alito

Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc., 579 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the two-part Seagate test, used to determine when a district court may increase damages for patent infringement, is not consistent with Section 284 of the Patent Act.[1][2]

Opinion of the Court

Chief Justice John Roberts authored a unanimous opinion.[2]

References

  1. ↑ SCOTUSblog coverage
  2. 1 2 Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc., No. 14–1513, 579 U.S. ____ (2016).

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