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GLOBAL-TECH APPLIANCES, INC. v. SEB S.A.

No. 10-6.

131 S.Ct. 2060 (2011)

563 U.S. 754

GLOBAL-TECH APPLIANCES, INC., et al. v. SEB S.A.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 31, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Dunnegan , New York City, for Petitioners.

R. Ted Cruz , Houston, TX, for Respondent.

William Dunnegan , Laura Scileppi, Dunnegan LLC, New York, New York, for Petitioners.

Norman H. Zivin , Wendy E. Miller , Cooper & Dunham LLP, New York, New York, R. Ted Cruz , Allyson N. Ho , James B. Tarter , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Houston, Texas, for Respondent.

Justice ALITO delivered the opinion of the Court.

We consider whether a party who "actively induces infringement of a patent" under 35 U.S.C. § 271(b) must know that the induced acts constitute patent infringement.

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This case concerns a patent for an innovative deep fryer designed by respondent SEB S.A., a French maker of home appliances. In the late 1980's, SEB invented a "cool-touch" deep fryer, that is, a deep fryer for home use with external...

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