Legal Opinion
Landmark Screens, LLC v. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 29, 2010No. H033285PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELIA, J.
Landmark Screens, LLC (Landmark), appeals from a judgment of dismissal following the sustaining of a demurrer in favor of respondents Thomas Kohler and his law firm, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP. Landmark contends that its complaint for legal malpractice in patent prosecution raised no substantial issue of federal patent law and the superior court therefore erred in ruling that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction. We agree with the lower court’s ruling on the facts presented and must therefore affirm the judgment.
Background
Because this appeal arises from the sustaining of a…
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