United States Federal Circuit

District court has subject matter jurisdiction over an action where a complaint expressly sets out an action for patent infringement, and the fact that defendant has asserted the defense of license does not support a conclusion that the claim sounds entirely in contract.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/29/2002
• Published 05/29/2002

Judges

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

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard M. Saccocio, of Fort Lauderdale, FL, argued for plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard C. Bagdasarian, of Boca Raton, FL, argued for defendants-appellees.   With him on the brief was Amy D. Shield, of Boca Raton, FL.