In re Lipitor Antitrust Litigation’s Empirical Analysis
855 F.3d 126 · 2017
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 3 district ·
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1 (§ 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act) · 15 U.S.C. § 2 (§ 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 355 (Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 356 (Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 1295 · 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005)
Relies on Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · Franchise Tax Board of the State of California v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern California · Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America · Insurance Corp. of Ireland v. Compagnie Des Bauxites De Guinee · United States v. Grinnell Corp.
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“federal patent law. The Third Circuit held that although a resolution of a substantial question of federal patent law is necessary for a fraudulent patent claim, that alone is not sufficient to establish that the Federal Circuit has jurisdiction. Id. at 143 . The court explained that unless every theory of the claim requires resolution of a substantial question of federal law, it does not”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Under § 1338(a), then, jurisdiction extends 'only to those cases in which a well-pleaded complaint establishes either that federal patent law creates the cause of action or that the plaintiff's right to relief necessarily depends on resolution of a substantial question of federal patent law, in that patent law is a necessary element of one of the well-pleaded claims.'”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[I]f on the face of a well-pleaded complaint there are reasons completely unrelated to the provisions and purposes of the patent laws why the plaintiff may or may not be entitled to the relief it seeks,”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
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