Funk Brothers Seed Co. v. Kalo Inoculant Co.
GPTKB entity
Properties (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:applicationNumber |
No. 4
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
invalidated patent
patent was for a combination of bacteria Supreme_Court_ruled_against_patenting_natural_products. |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
No. 4
patent case |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
333 U.S. 127
|
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
patent not granted |
| gptkbp:date |
1948-03-31
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
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| gptkbp:field |
intellectual property
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| gptkbp:filedIn |
1947-12-10
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
appealed from lower court
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Funk Brothers Seed Co. v. Kalo Inoculant Co.
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| gptkbp:impact |
shaped the interpretation of patent eligibility
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent_Supreme_Court_rulings
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| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
federal jurisdiction
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
patentability of a mixture of naturally occurring bacteria
affected agricultural biotechnology patents influenced future patent law cases natural phenomena cannot be patented post-World_War_II_patent_law |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
analyzed by legal scholars
relevant to patent law discussions important for biotechnology patents |
| gptkbp:outcome |
patent invalidated
|
| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
gptkb:Kalo_Inoculant_Company
gptkb:Funk_Brothers_Seed_Company |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_William_O._Douglas
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
subsequent patent law decisions
established limitations on patenting natural phenomena |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Mayo_Collaborative_Services_v._Prometheus_Laboratories
gptkb:Diamond_v._Chakrabarty |
| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
6-2
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