Docket nos. 11-1118 Argument Oral argument | Citations 568 U.S. ___ (more) Opinion announcement Opinion announcement | |
Full case name Jerry W. Gunn, et al., Petitioners v. Vernon F. Minton Prior history Plaintiff loses malpractice suit, TX St. Ct.; Petitioner files motion for hearing in Federal Court; Case affirmed to Federal Court Tex Sp. Ct. | ||
Gunn v. Minton, 568 U.S. ___ (2013), is a US patent law case. The case dealt with the question of jurisdiction of patent law litigation in regard to attorney malpractice. In a unanimous ruling, the United States Supreme Court decided that federal laws granting exclusive jurisdiction to cases involving patents does not preclude the ability of state courts to hear cases related to but not involving patents. The case was remanded to the Texas state courts for further proceedings.
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