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U.S. Supreme Court,
Law Practice,
Intellectual Property

Apr. 17, 2013

Back in state court: patent-based malpractice

The high court's opinion in Gunn v. Minton appears to put an end to the fairly brief period of federal court "arising under" jurisdiction in patent-based legal malpractice cases.

Jonathan W. Hughes

Partner, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

Phone: (415) 471-3156

Email: jonathan.hughes@apks.com

UC Hastings COL; San Francisco CA

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On Feb. 20, Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the unanimous opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court in Gunn v. Minton, No. 11-1118. The opinion appears to put an end to the fairly brief period of federal court "arising under" jurisdiction in patent-based le...

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