Legal Opinion
Schwarzkopf Development Corporation v. Ti-Coating, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 20, 1986No. Appeal 86-788PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION TO DISMISS OR TRANSFER
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
ORDER
Appellee Schwarzkopf Development Corporation (SDC) moves to dismiss or transfer this appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1631 for lack of appellate jurisdiction in the Federal Circuit.
The complaint raised claims in contract and (as amended) contract-related tort. The action was initiated by SDC in state court and, before Ti-Coating’s answer was filed, was transferred to federal court on diversity grounds. The answer filed in federal court contained patent-related defenses and a counterclaim that included patent counts. The counterclaim…
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