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October Term 2001 · decided May 28, 2002

Festo Corporation v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., Ltd., et al.

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  • Festo Corporation v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., Ltd., et al., OT 2001, May 28, 2002.
  • Citation: 535 U.S. 722.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Economic Activity.

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Decided 2002-05-28 (October Term 2001). Citation: 535 U.S. 722. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Economic Activity. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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