Legal Opinion
Kewanee Oil Co. v. Bicron Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 13, 1974No. 73-187PublishedCited by 560 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
We granted certiorari to resolve a question on which there is a conflict in the courts of appeals: whether state trade Secret protection is pre-empted by operation of the federal patent law.1 In the instant case the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that there was preemption.2 . The Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fourth, Fifth, and ..Ninth Circuits have reached the opposite conclusion.3
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Harshaw Chemical Co., an unincorporated division of petitioner, is a leading manufacturer of a type of synthetic crystal which is useful in the detection of ionizing radiation. In 1949 Harshaw…
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- Dr. Miles Medical Co. v. John D. Park & Sons Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
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3Cited by560 opinions
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- Berkey Photo, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Eastman Kodak Company, Defendant-Appellant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
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