Legal Opinion
Charles R. Christianson, and International Trade Services, Inc., a Massachusetts Corporation v. Colt Industries Operating Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 19, 1986No. 86-1145PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.
The primary question we address in this appeal is whether this court has appellate jurisdiction over the dispute. For the reasons stated below, we will hold that the instant case “arises under” the patent laws of the United States and, therefore, that exclusive jurisdiction over the appeal from the district court’s decision lies in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit under 28 U.S.C. § 1295. We will order the case transferred pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631.
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In 1959, the defendant-appellant, Colt Industries Operating Corporation (“Colt”) acquired a license…
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