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October Term 2011 · decided Apr 18, 2012

David J. Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner v. Gilbert P. Hyatt

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  • David J. Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner v. Gilbert P. Hyatt, OT 2011, April 18, 2012.
  • Citation: 566 U.S. 431.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Economic Activity.

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Decided 2012-04-18 (October Term 2011). Citation: 566 U.S. 431. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Economic Activity. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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