Legal Opinion
Ultra-Precision Manufacturing Limited v. Ford Motor Company
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 28, 2003No. 02-1622PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.
Ultra-Precision Manufacturing Limited (“UPM”) appeals the district court’s grant of two separate motions in limine, certified under Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b), excluding damages evidence relating to UPM’s unjust enrichment claims as preempted by the federal patent laws of the United States. Ultra-Precision Mfg. Ltd. v. Ford Motor Co., No. 01-CV-70302 (E.D.Mich. Sept. 5, 2001). Because this court lacks jurisdiction to hear this interlocutory appeal, we dismiss UPM’s appeal pending final resolution of all claims in this case.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1988, Ford Motor Company (“Ford”)…
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