Legal Opinion
Aura Lamp & Lighting, Inc. v. International Trading Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 9, 2003No. 02-1631PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
The district court dismissed this case for want of prosecution and the plaintiff, Aura Lamp & Lighting Inc. (“Aura Lamp”), appeals. At oral argument, the defendant expressed uncertainty about our jurisdiction to hear this appeal because the complaint contained a claim for patent invalidity. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a), the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has exclusive jurisdiction over an appeal from a final decision of a district court if the jurisdiction of that court was based in whole or in part on 28 U.S.C. § 1338, with certain…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Kimball H. Ladien, M.D. v. Boris Astrachan, Gloria Jackson Bacon, and James BarterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Mark A. Ball v. City of Chicago and Alfred S. Schultz, Individually and as Agent of the City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Andre L. Phillips v. Richard P. Seiter, Glenn Watson v. Jeffrey J. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Mary Dickerson v. Board of Education of Ford Heights, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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