Hishon v. King Spalding

Holding that the right of expression does not permit selecting law firm partners in violation of Title VII

H. J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.

Holding that the continuity prong can be met by showing that related predicate offenses continued over a substantial period of time or posed a threat of continuing activity

Dickinson v. Zurko

Holding that the more deferential substantial-evidence standard, and not the "stricter" and less deferential clear-error standard, applies to challenges to Patent and Trademark Office's patent denials, as it does to other agencies

First Nationwide Bank v. Gelt Funding Corp.

Holding that allegations of a methodologically unreliable appraisal were not sufficient to establish property values as a fact in a RICO complaint

Texas Trading v. Federal Republic

Holding that under the FSIA, personal jurisdiction equals subject matter jurisdiction plus valid service of process

U.S. ex Rel. Totten v. Bombardier Corp.

Holding that the False Claims Act “attaches liability ... not to underlying fraudulent activity, but to the claim for payment.”

World Wide Minerals v. Rep. of Kazakhstan

Holding that contractual waivers are narrowly construed and that RICO claims not related to the contract are not considered to fall within the immunity waiver

Joint Stock Society v. UDV North America, Inc.

Holding that plaintiffs who had not begun to market their product and were not prepared to do so lacked Article III standing for false advertising claims

Stabilisierungsfonds Fur Wein v. Kaiser Stuhl Wine Distributors Pty. Ltd.

In Stabilisierungsfonds Fur Wein v. Kaiser Stuhl Wine Distributors Pty. Ltd., 647 F.2d 200, 209 USPQ 633 (D.C. Cir. 1981), in an action for trademark infringement, two German plaintiffs sought to hale an Australian wine producer, its Australian subsidiary, a New York importer, and a District of Columbia liquor store into the District Court for the District of Columbia.

Starter Corporation v. Converse Inc.

Holding that use of marks was sufficiently "in commerce" to sustain federal-question jurisdiction under Lanham Act

Section 706 - Scope of review

Granting courts jurisdiction to "compel agency action unlawfully held or unreasonably delayed"

Section 1605 - General exceptions to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state

Adopting the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991

Section 1330 - Actions against foreign states

Granting district courts with jurisdiction over claims against "foreign state"

Section 1052 - Trademarks registrable on principal register; concurrent registration

Granting authority to refuse registration to a trademark that so resembles a registered mark "as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods of the applicant, to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive"

Section 1603 - Definitions

Recognizing that a state "includes [its] political subdivision"

Section 1057 - Certificates of registration

Providing that a certificate of registration is prima facie evidence of an owner's right to use the mark

Section 1058 - Duration, affidavits and fees

Providing a ten-year duration for registered marks

Section 1126 - International conventions

Stating that an application under § 44 "must state the applicant's bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce, but use in commerce shall not be required prior to registration"

Section 6 - Forfeiture of property in transit