Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc.

Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc., 579 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the two-part Seagate test, used to determine when a district court may increase damages for patent infringement, is not consistent with Section 284 of the Patent Act.[1][2]

Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc.
Argued February 23, 2016
Decided June 13, 2016
Full case nameHalo Electronics, Inc., Petitioner v. Pulse Electronics, Inc., et al.; Stryker Corporation, et al., Petitioners v. Zimmer, Inc., et al.
Docket nos.14-1513
14-1520
Citations579 U.S. ___ (more)
136 S. Ct. 1923; 195 L. Ed. 2d 278; 2016 U.S. LEXIS 3776; 84 U.S.L.W. 4386; 118 U.S.P.Q.2d 1761
Opinion announcementOpinion announcement
Case history
Prior
  • Claims construed, 721 F. Supp. 2d 989 (D. Nev. 2010); summary judgment granted, 810 F. Supp. 2d 1173 (D. Nev. 2011); affirmed, 769 F.3d 1371 (Fed. Cir. 2014); cert. granted, 136 S.Ct. 356 (2015)
  • Judgment as a matter of law denied, Stryker Corp. v. Zimmer Inc., No. 1:10-cv-1223, 2013 WL 6231533 (W.D. Mich. Aug. 7, 2013), affirmed in part, vacated in part, reversed in part, 774 F.3d 1349 (Fed. Cir. 2014), superseded on rehearing, 782 F.3d 649 (Fed. Cir. 2015); cert. granted, 136 S.Ct. 356 (2015)
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Anthony Kennedy · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan
Case opinions
MajorityRoberts, joined by unanimous
ConcurrenceBreyer, joined by Kennedy, Alito

Opinion of the Court

Chief Justice John Roberts authored a unanimous opinion.[1]

References
  1. Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc., No. 14–1513, 579 U.S. ___ (2016).
  2. SCOTUSblog coverage


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