United States Federal Circuit
Touchcom, Inc. v. Bereskin & Parr, 08-1229
District court judgment dismissing plaintiff's action is reversed where the act of filing an application for a patent at the USPTO was sufficient to subject defendant to personal jurisdiction in a malpractice claim based upon that filing and brought in federal court, as defendant's contacts with the United States were sufficient to meet the minimum contacts standard and the exercise of personal jurisdiction over defendants does not offend traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice. The act of filing an application for a U.S. patent at the USPTO is sufficient to subject the filing attorney to personal jurisdiction in a malpractice claim that is based upon that filing and is brought in federal court.
Appellate Information
- Decided 08/03/2009
- Published 08/03/2009
Judges
Court
- United States Federal Circuit