Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
139 S. Ct. 628 · Decided January 22, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. was decided on January 22, 2019 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Patents” in the Economic Activity area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2018
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-1229
Case details
- Citations
- 139 S. Ct. 628 · 202 L. Ed. 2d 551 · 2019 U.S. LEXIS 807
- Docket number
- 17-1229
- Decided
- January 22, 2019
- Argued
- December 4, 2018
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Clarence Thomas
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Patents
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- 35 USC 102
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority |
Full case caption
Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
SCDB identifiers: case 2018-035, docket 2018-035-01.
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