Legal Opinion
Flatspikes, LLC v. Softspikes, LLC
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided December 19, 2012No. Civil Action No. DKC 12-1539Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DEBORAH K. CHASANOW, District Judge.
The question presented in this breach of contract case is whether there is federal subject matter jurisdiction. The parties have filed memoranda, ECF Nos. 21, 23, 24, the issues have been fully briefed, and the court now rules, no hearing being deemed necessary. Local Rule 105.6. For the following reasons, the case will be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
I. Background
A. Factual Background
Plaintiff is an inventor of golf shoe technology. Specifically, it holds a number of patents on non-metal golf shoe cleats. (ECF No.…
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