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Amicus Curiae Brief In the Supreme Court of the United States

FESTO CORPORATION, PETITIONER
v.
SHOKETSU KINZOKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI CO., ET AL.
(No. 00-1543)

IEEE-USA Materials

• IEEE-USA Amicus Brief (80Kb PDF)

• Press Release (General Distribution, 9/5/01)

• Press Release (Florida Periodicals, 9/5/01)

• Press Release (Carlton Fields PA)

• Press Release (On Supreme Court Oral Arguments, 1/10/02)

• Background Materials (Understanding the Festo Case)

Lower Court Opinion

• FESTO CORPORATION v.  SHOKETSU KINZOKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI CO., LTD., a/k/a SMC CORPORATION, and SMC PNEUMATICS, INC., No. 95-1066 (U.S. Ct. of Appeals, Fed. Circuit, Nov. 29, 2000)

Supreme Court

• Supreme Court Docket

• Transcript of Oral Arguments (1/5/02)

Related Amicus Curiae Briefs:

• American Intellectual Property Law Association (PDF)

• Houston Intellectual Property Law Association (PDF)

• Intellectual Property Creators/Society of Amateur Scientists (PDF)

• United States of America (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office)

Selected News Stories:

• Ruling Muddles Scope of Techology Patents (EE Times, 02/09/01)

• IEEE(-USA) Files a Festo Amicus Brief--An Update on This Major Case (CMP, 10/01)

• Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Landmark "Festo" Patent Case (American Lawyer, 1/9/02)