Legal Opinion

County Materials Corp. v. Allan Block Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided September 18, 2007No. 06-2857PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOOD, Circuit Judge.

This case is one of those non-patent patent cases that, as we explain more fully below, falls within the jurisdiction of the regional courts of appeals rather than the Federal Circuit. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1295(a)(1), 1338; Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Sys., Inc., 535 U.S. 826, 829-30, 122 S.Ct. 1889, 153 L.Ed.2d 13 (2002) (applying well-pleaded-complaint rule to § 1338). Two companies, County Materials Corporation and Allan Block Corporation, entered into a production agreement (“the Agreement”) giving exclusive rights to County Materials to manufacture Allan…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Seattle Times Co. v. RhinehartSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Continental T. v. Inc. v. GTE Sylvania Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Brooke Group Ltd. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. Tampa Electric Co. v. Nashville Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. Innovation Ventures v. Liquid ManufacturingMichigan Supreme Court · 2016
  2. United States v. PickardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013
  3. Princo Corp. v. International Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2010
  4. Allan Block Corp. v. County Materials Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  5. Heraeus Kulzer, GmbH v. Biomet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018

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