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Brunette Machine Works v. Kockum Indus., 406 U.S. 706 (1972)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Brunette Machine Works v. Kockum Indus., 406 U.S. 706 (1972)
Brunette Machine Works, Ltd. v. Kockum Industries, Inc. No. 70-314 Argued March 23, 1972 Decided June 7, 1972 406 U.S. 706
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
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Title 28 U.S.C. § 1391(d), providing that "[a]n alien may be sued in any district," embodies the long-established rule that a suit against an alien is wholly outside the operation of all federal venue laws (whether general or special), and governs the venue of an action for patent infringement against an alien. The District Court therefore erred in holding that § 1400(b) (which provides that a patent infringement suit may be brought in the district of the defendant’s residence, or where he has committed infringement acts and has a regular place of business) is the exclusive provision governing venue in patent infringement litigation. Pp. 708-714.
442 F.2d 420, affirmed.
MARSHALL, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Brunette Machine Works v. Kockum Indus., 406 U.S. 706 (1972) in 406 U.S. 706 Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=N4IG9G6MQLA7A11.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Brunette Machine Works v. Kockum Indus., 406 U.S. 706 (1972), in 406 U.S. 706, Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=N4IG9G6MQLA7A11.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Brunette Machine Works v. Kockum Indus., 406 U.S. 706 (1972). cited in 1972, 406 U.S. 706. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=N4IG9G6MQLA7A11.
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