Aro Manufacturing Co. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co.
| Aro Manufacturing Co. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co. | |
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| Argued October 13, 17, 1960 Decided February 27, 1961 | |
| Full case name | Aro Manufacturing Co. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co. |
| Citations | 365 U.S. 336 (more) |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 270 F.2d 200 (1st Cir. 1959); cert. granted, 362 U.S. 902 (1960). |
| Subsequent | 312 F.2d 52 (1st Cir. 1962); cert. granted, 372 U.S. 958 (1963); affirmed in part, reversed in part, 377 U.S. 476 (1964); motion to dismiss granted, 240 F. Supp. 805 (D. Mass. 1965); affirmed, 352 F.2d 400 (1st Cir. 1965); cert. denied, 383 U.S. 947 (1966). |
| Holding | |
| Petitioners were not guilty of either direct or contributory infringement of the patent. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Whittaker, joined by Warren, Black, Douglas, Clark |
| Concurrence | Black |
| Concurrence | Brennan (in judgment) |
| Dissent | Harlan, joined by Frankfurter, Stewart |
Aro Manufacturing Co. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co., 365 U.S. 336 (1961), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court redefined the U.S. patent law doctrine of repair and reconstruction. The decision is sometimes referred to as Aro I because several years later the Supreme Court readdressed the same issues in a second case in 1964 involving the same parties—Aro II.