Tri-Star Electronics International Inc. v. Preci-Dip Durtal SA

NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

The district court denied the motion to dismiss this patent infringement suit for lack of standing under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1), 1 and certified the ruling for interlocutory appeal. We accepted the certified question, 2 and now affirm the district court’s decision.

Background

On June 16, 1998, Mr. Leslie Kerek, an inventor employed by Tri-Star Electronics International, Inc., executed an assignment of the invention set forth in a specified patent application entitled “Socket Contact,” in accordance with his employment contract. The invention was assigned…