Walker Process Equipment, Inc. v. Food Machinery & Chemical Corp.
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Walker Process Equipment, Inc. v. Food Machinery & Chemical Corp., 382 U.S. 172 (1965), was a 1965 decision of the United States Supreme Court that held, for the first time, that enforcement of a fraudulently procured patent violated the antitrust laws and provided a basis for a claim of treble damages if it caused a substantial anticompetitive effect.
Quick Facts Walker Process Equipment, Inc. v. Food Machinery & Chemical Corp., Argued October 12–13, 1965 Decided December 6, 1965 ...
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Argued October 12–13, 1965 Decided December 6, 1965 | |
Full case name | Walker Process Equipment, Inc. v. Food Machinery & Chemical Corp. |
Citations | 382 U.S. 172 (more) |
Argument | Oral argument |
Case history | |
Prior | 335 F.2d 315 (7th Cir. 1964) |
Holding | |
That enforcement of a fraudulently procured patent violated the antitrust laws and provided a basis for a claim of treble damages if it caused a substantial anticompetitive effect. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Clark, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
15 U.S.C. §§ 1–7; 15 U.S.C. §§ 12–27; 29 U.S.C. §§ 52–53 |
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