United States Seventh Circuit

The Federal Circuit has jurisdiction over an appeal where a complaint contained a claim for patent invalidity, but an appeal from the district court's dismissal of the case for want of prosecution is dismissed rather than transferred, as it is meritless.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/12/2002
• Decided 04/09/2003
• Published 04/09/2003

Judges

• ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, MANION and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David M. Levin (argued), Glenview, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gerald L. Morel, Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Chicago, IL, Richard A. Gaffin (argued), Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, Grand Rapids, MI, for Defendant-Appellee.