page_title: Compco Corp. v. Day-Brite Lighting, Inc.
hierarchical_section_title: Compco Corp. v. Day-Brite Lighting, Inc.
caption_attribution_description: English: This is a drawing contained in the US design patent to which the court refers in Compco v Day-Brite. As a US patent drawing it is in the public domain.
context_page_description: Compco Corp. v. Day-Brite Lighting, Inc., 376 U.S. 234, was a United States Supreme Court decision that was a companion case to Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Stiffel Co. that the Court decided on the same day. Like Sears, Compco held that state law that, in effect, duplicated the protections of the US patent laws was preempted by federal law.
context_section_description: Compco Corp. v. Day-Brite Lighting, Inc., 376 U.S. 234 (1964), was a United States Supreme Court decision that was a companion case to Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Stiffel Co. that the Court decided on the same day. Like Sears, Compco held that state law that, in effect, duplicated the protections of the US patent laws was preempted by federal law.
caption: Day-Brite's lighting fixture -- Drawing from Day-Brite's design patent
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