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

Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued February 23, 2016 Decided June 13, 2016
Full case name	Halo 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
Citations	579 U.S. ___ (more)
Opinion announcement	Opinion announcement
Court membership
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Associate Justices Anthony Kennedy Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Case opinions
Majority	Roberts, joined by unanimous
Concurrence	Breyer, joined by Kennedy, Alito

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]

Opinion of the Court

Chief Justice John Roberts authored a unanimous opinion.^[2]

References

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

External links

• Slip opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court
• SCOTUSblog coverage
• Oyez.org coverage