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(Also: Cat:Court rulings ) Australia: ( overview ) Canada: ( overview ) Amazon ruling by Canadian Federal Court on 14 October 2010 EUCJ: SAS ruling by EU Court of Justice on 2 May 2012 France: Exalead ruling by French TGI Paris on 19 March 2010 Germany: ( overview ) ( category ) Motorola Mobility v. Apple ruling by Mannheim Regional Court on 9 December 2011 Siemens ruling by German BGH on 22 April 2010 Microsoft FAT ruling by German BGH on 20 April 2010 Japan: Matsushita v. Justsystem ruling by Tokyo District Court on 1 February 2005 Israel: ( overview ) Netherlands: Apple v. Samsung preliminary injunction by Dutch court on 24 August 2011 UK: ( overview ) ( category ) Apple ruling by UK Court of Appeal on 3 May 2013 Halliburton ruling by UK High Court on 5 October 2011 Gemstar ruling by UK High Court on 27 November 2009 Symbian ruling by UK Court of Appeal on 8 October 2008 Aerotel ruling by UK Court of Appeal on 27 October 2006 USA: ( overview ) ( category ) Alice v. CLS Bank ruling by US Supreme Court on 19 June 2014 CLS Bank v. Alice ruling by US CAFC on 8 May 2013 In re Spansion by US Third Circuit on 21 December 2012 Mayo ruling by US Supreme Court on 20 March 2012 Cybersource v. Retail ruling by US CAFC on 16 Aug 2011 Bilski ruling by US Supreme Court on 9 November 2009 In re Bilski ruling by US CAFC on 30 October 2008 Quanta v. LGE ruling by US Supreme Court on 9 June 2008 KSR v. Teleflex ruling by US Supreme Court on 30 April 2007 Microsoft v. ATT ruling by US Supreme Court on 30 April 2007 EBay v. MercExchange ruling by US Supreme Court on 15 May 2006 ATT v. Excel ruling by US CAFC on 14 April 1999 State Street ruling by US CAFC on 23 July 1998 In re Lowry ruling by US CAFC on 26 August 1994 In re Alappat ruling by US Supreme Court on 29 July 1994 Diamond v. Diehr ruling by US Supreme Court on 3 March 1981 Parker v. Flook ruling by US Supreme Court on 22 June 1978 Gottschalk v. 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