Legal Opinion

Bally Gaming, Inc. v. Kappos

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided June 3, 2011No. Civil Action No. 2010-1906Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BALLY GAMING, INC., Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 10-1906 (JEB) DAVID KAPPOS, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Defendants Betty Ringo and James Pearson, contending that this Court lacks personal jurisdiction over them, have moved to dismiss this patent infringement suit. Because the Court finds personal jurisdiction proper under

35 U.S.C. §§ 291

and 146, as well as under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment, their effort does not succeed.1 I. Factual Background Plaintiff Bally Gaming, Inc. owns United States…

2Cases cited20 opinions

International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
GTE New Media Services Inc. v. BellSouth Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
Kent B. Crane v. New York Zoological SocietyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
Republic of Panama v. BCCI Holdings (Luxembourg) S.A.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
Stafford v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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