Search : U.S. Supreme Court : Manufacturing : From 10/01/05 To 07/01/06
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| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Manufacturing, Tax Law |
| Title: | DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Cuno |
| Date: | 05/15/06 |
| Case Number: | 04–1704 |
| Summary: | In a suit brought by taxpayers alleging that their local and state tax burdens were increased by certain taxbreaks for a car manufacturer, a judgment finding that a state tax credit violated the Commerce Clause is vacated where plaintiffs had no standing to challenge the state franchise tax credit. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Manufacturing, Patent |
| Title: | Illinois Tool Works Inc. v. Indep. Ink, Inc. |
| Date: | 03/01/06 |
| Case Number: | 04–1329 |
| Summary: | In the context of antitrust claims, since a patent does not necessarily confer market power upon a patentee, in all cases involving a "tying" arrangement, a plaintiff must prove that the defendant has market power in the tying product. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Manufacturing, Retail, Transportation |
| Title: | Volvo Trucks N. Am., Inc. v. Reeder-Simco GMC, Inc. |
| Date: | 01/10/06 |
| Case Number: | 04–905 |
| Summary: | A manufacturer may not be held liable for secondary-line price discrimination under the Robinson-Patman Price Discrimination Act in the absence of a showing that the manufacturer discriminated between dealers competing to resell its product to the same retail customer. |