California Court of Appeal

The claims alleged in the complaint arise under federal patent law, as such, California courts lack subject matter jurisdiction over plaintiff's claims. Accordingly, the trial court properly sustained the demurrer to each cause of action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/27/2004
• Published 05/27/2004

Judges

• ELIA, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Robert S. Green, San Francisco, Jenelle Welling, Green & Jigarjian, Shannon Patricia Keniry, Finkelstein, Thompson & Loughran-SF, Doug G. Thompson, Mila F. Bartos, Finkelstein, Thompson & Loughran-Washington DC, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert P. Feldman, Maura L. Rees, Douglas J. Clark, Palo Alto, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, for Defendant and Respondent.