United States Federal Circuit

Because plaintiff's trade secrets misappropriation action does not implicate federal patent law, removal from state court was improper, and the district court lacked jurisdiction to enter summary judgment for defendant.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/13/2001
• Published 02/13/2001

Judges

• MAYER, Chief Judge., Before MAYER, Chief Judge, MICHEL and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles H. De La Garza,Fulbright & Jaworski, of Austin, Texas, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief was H. Melissa Mather.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert D. Maher, Best & Flanagan LLP, of Minneapolis, Minnesota;  and Charles L. Gholz, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C., of Arlington, Virginia, argued for defendants-appellees.   With them on the brief was Caryn S. Glover, Best & Flanagan LLP, of Minneapolis, Minnesota.