United States Federal Circuit

In a patent infringement action involving a bone plating system, district court's dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction is reversed where although the court was correct in ruling that it did not have general jurisdiction over defendant, it erred in its ruling that it lacked specific jurisdiction, as defendant purposefully directed its activities at parties in the U.S., plaintiff's claim of patent infringement arises out of defendant's activities in the U.S., and assertion of jurisdiction over defendant is reasonable and fair.

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• Decided 04/17/2009
• Published 04/17/2009

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• United States Federal Circuit

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