Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Jurisdiction, Personal Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Affirmed: Trademark Ripples Reach US Shores

McDermott Will & Schulte on 6/19/2025

Addressing for the first time the issue of whether a foreign intellectual property holding company is subject to personal jurisdiction in the United States, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed a district...more

The Supreme Court Update - June 5, 2025

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 6/6/2025

The Supreme Court of the United States issued six decisions today: Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Services, No. 23-1039: This case addresses whether majority-group plaintiffs are held to a heighted evidentiary standard in...more

Ace is the Place for Many Things, but not Always for Proper Rule 4 Service

Fox Rothschild LLP on 3/3/2025

Ace Hardware was long advertised as “the place with the helpful hardware man,” but even well-stocked aisles of tools and DIY accessories have their limitations. In Pro-Tops, Inc. v. Yuriy Maksimenko, 2025 NCBC 4, it turned...more

Ninth Circuit Recognizes ‘Catch All’ Jurisdiction Over Foreign-Based Internet IP Infringers

Wiley Rein LLP on 8/8/2022

In a decision that continues a trend of courts recognizing expansive jurisdiction over persons and entities engaging in intellectual property infringement through the internet, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit...more

How Far Can Injunctions Go? Part II: The Extraterritorial Reach of Trademark Injunctions from U.S. to Europe

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 3/8/2022

In our last post on extraterritorial injunctions, we examined a recent decision from Hong Kong and how a brand owner was able to successfully enjoin infringers in mainland China. We will now look at a recent case in the U.S....more

Bankruptcy Jurisdiction: The Time-of-Filing Rule Applies to “Related-To” Jurisdiction

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 9/11/2019

Consider these facts. A debtor in bankruptcy sued two parties for breach of contract. The debtor assigned its rights and interests in the cause of action to another entity. The defendants moved to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing...more

Venue Cannot Be Bootstrapped to a Defendant that Only “Works Closely” with a Resident Corporate Relative Co-Defendant

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints on 5/16/2018

Further to our ongoing coverage of post-TC Heartland patent litigation, in a recent case in the Western District of Wisconsin, the court granted defendants’ motion to transfer for improper venue. In doing so, it rejected the...more

ANDA Update - October 2015

McDermott Will & Emery on 10/30/2015

Federal Circuit Interprets Statutory Requirements for Biosimilar Regulatory Pathway - Amgen Inc., v. Sandoz Inc., (Fed. Cir. July 21, 2015): In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal...more

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