Legal Opinion
Additive Controls & Measurement Systems, Inc. v. Flowdata, Inc. And Titan Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 9, 1993No. 92-1160PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas refused to remand Additive Controls & Measurement Systems, Inc.’s (Adcon) business disparagement case to state court. Instead the district court enjoined Adcon from infringing Flowdata, Inc.’s patent. Additive Controls & Measurement Sys., Inc. v. Flowdata, Inc., No. H-90-1554, 1991 WL 345967 (S.D.Tex. Nov. 5, 1991). Because Adcon’s suit requires resolution of a substantial question of patent law, the district court possessed subject matter jurisdiction and properly denied the motion to remand. The…
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