Compco Corp. v. Day-Brite Lighting, Inc.
1964 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Compco Corp. v. Day-Brite Lighting, Inc., 376 U.S. 234 (1964), was a United States Supreme Court decision that was a companion case to Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Stiffel Co. that the Court decided on the same day. Like Sears, Compco held that state law that in effect duplicates the protections of the US patent law is pre-empted by federal law.[1]
Quick Facts Compco Corp. v. Day-Brite Lighting, Inc., Argued January 16, 1964 Decided March 9, 1964 ...
Compco Corp. v. Day-Brite Lighting, Inc. | |
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Argued January 16, 1964 Decided March 9, 1964 | |
Full case name | Compco Corp. v. Day-Brite Lighting, Inc. |
Citations | 376 U.S. 234 (more) |
Case history | |
Prior | Day-Brite Lighting, Inc. v. Compco Corp., 311 F.2d 26 (7th Cir. 1962); cert. granted, 374 U.S. 825 (1963). |
Subsequent | Rehearing denied, 377 U.S. 913 (1964). |
Holding | |
State law that effectively duplicates provisions of US patent law is preempted by federal law. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Black |
Concurrence | Harlan |
This case overturned a previous ruling or rulings | |
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