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CaseDocket NumberDate Arguedsort iconDate DecidedAppealed FromOutcomeVoteAuthoring JusticeTopics
Pfaff, Wayne K. v. Wells Electronics, Inc. (11/10/1998)97-113010/06/199811/10/1998Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (124 F.3d 1429)

Reversed

9-0John Paul Stevens
Nelson, Donald v. Adams USA, Inc., et al. (04/25/2000)99-50203/27/200004/25/2000Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (175 F.3d 1343)

Affirmed

9-0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
J.E.M. Ag Supply, et al. v. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. (12/10/2001)99-199610/03/200112/10/2001Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (200 F.3d 1374)

Affirmed

6-2Clarence Thomas
Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co.00-154301/08/2002Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (234 F.3d 558)
Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc. (06/03/2002)01-40803/19/200206/03/2002U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (unpublished)

Vacated (or set aside) and Remanded

9-0Antonin Scalia
Zapata Industries, Inc. v. W.R. Grace & Co.-Connecticut01-176611/16/2002Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (March 4, 2002)
Unitherm Food Systems, Inc., v. Swift eckrich, Inc., dba ConAgra Refrigerated Foods, et al. (01/23/2006)04-59711/02/200501/23/2006Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (July 12, 2004)

Vacated (or set aside) and Remanded

7-2Clarence Thomas
Illinois Tool Works Inc., et al. v. Indepdendent Ink, Inc. (03/01/2006)04-132911/29/200503/01/2006Federal Circuit Court of Appeals

Reversed and Remanded

8-0John Paul Stevens
Laboratory Corp. of America v. Metabolite Laboratories, et al. (06/22/2006)04-60703/21/200606/22/2006Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (June 8, 2004)

Affirmed

6-3
MedImmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc., et al. (01/09/2007)05-60810/04/200601/09/2007Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Oct. 18, 2005)

Affirmed

8-1Antonin Scalia
KSR International Co. v. Teleflex, Inc., et al. (04/30/2007)04-135011/28/200604/30/2007Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Jan. 6, 2005)

Reversed

9-0Anthony M. Kennedy
Quanta Computer Inc. v. LG Electronics06-93701/16/200806/09/2008Federal Circuit Court of Appeals9-0Clarence Thomas
Bilski v. Doll08-96411/09/2009United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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