United States Ninth Circuit

Federal Circuit Court of Appeal has appellate jurisdiction over suit that had patent claim even though there were 13 other non-patent claims and state law issues dominated the case.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/08/2001
• Decided 06/14/2001
• Published 06/14/2001

Judges

• McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:, Before:  MAGILL, McKEOWN and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Gerald L. Sauer,Sauer & Wagner LLP, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiffs-counter-defendants-appellants., Stephen H. McClain, Kirkland & Ellis, Los Angeles, California, for the defendants-counter-claimants-appellees.