Legal Opinion
Sculptchair, Inc. v. Century Arts, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 6, 1996No. 95-4395PublishedCited by 281 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge:
Sculptchair appeals the district court’s order dismissing its complaint against defendants Century Arts, Ltd., Chair Decor, Etc., Chair Decor, Etc., of Sunrise, Florida, Benny Bien, Mary Bien, Phyliss Rich, and Deena Rich for lack of personal jurisdiction. We affirm in part and reverse , and remand in part.
I. BACKGROUND
Michael Kelldorf, the inventor and United States patent holder for a type of chair cover, is the owner and president of Sculptchair, Inc. (“Sculptchair”), a Florida corporation that owns the United States and Canadian trademark for…
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