17 Cited authorities

Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz
471 U.S. 462 (1985) Cited 16,802 times 46 Legal Analyses
Holding that a defendant has "fair warning" if he purposefully directs his activities at residents of the forum and if the litigation results from alleged injuries arising out of or relating to those activities.
Int'l Shoe Co. v. Washington
326 U.S. 310 (1945) Cited 22,548 times 109 Legal Analyses
Holding that states may exercise personal jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants with "certain minimum contacts with [the forum] such that the maintenance of the suit does not offend ‘traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice’ " (quoting Milliken v. Meyer , 311 U.S. 457, 463, 61 S.Ct. 339, 85 L.Ed. 278 (1940) )
McNutt v. Gen. Motors Acceptance Corp.
298 U.S. 178 (1936) Cited 5,351 times
Holding that a plaintiff, when challenged, must provide "competent proof" supporting jurisdictional claim
Alpine View Co. v. Atlas Copco AB
205 F.3d 208 (5th Cir. 2000) Cited 692 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that general jurisdiction did not exist where the defendant occasionally sold products to entities in Texas that used the defendant's products for projects in Texas and the defendant's employees made field visits to Texas between December 1992 and December 1993
Mink v. AAAA Dev. LLC
190 F.3d 333 (5th Cir. 1999) Cited 532 times
Holding that website is passive when it provides the user with printable forms and displays contact information
Red Wing Shoe Co. v. Hockerson-Halberstadt
148 F.3d 1355 (Fed. Cir. 1998) Cited 509 times 25 Legal Analyses
Holding that a "patentee [does] not subject itself to personal jurisdiction in a forum solely by informing a party who happens to be located there of suspected infringement," as "[grounding personal jurisdiction on such contacts alone would not comport with principles of fairness."
Akro Corp. v. Luker
45 F.3d 1541 (Fed. Cir. 1995) Cited 459 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that notice letters were directed to the allegedly infringing entity in Ohio, not to the entity’s lawyer in North Carolina
Kelly v. Syria Shell Petroleum Development
213 F.3d 841 (5th Cir. 2000) Cited 355 times
Holding district court did not abuse its discretion to deny jurisdictional discovery on alter ego theory in light of three declarations submitted by defendants controverting same
3D Systems, Inc. v. Aarotech Laboratories
160 F.3d 1373 (Fed. Cir. 1998) Cited 304 times
Holding that Federal Circuit law applies to personal jurisdiction over state law claims where the "resolution of the patent infringement issue" would be a "significant factor" in resolving those state law claims
LSI Industries Inc. v. Hubbell Lighting, Inc.
232 F.3d 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2000) Cited 223 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that an exercise of general jurisdiction was warranted based on the defendant's sales into the forum and broad distributorship network in the forum
Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Cited 344,659 times 920 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Geomas (International) Limited, v. Idearc Media Services-West Inc.

17 Cited authorities

Holding that a defendant has "fair warning" if he purposefully directs his activities at residents of the forum and if the litigation results from alleged injuries arising out of or relating to those activities.

Holding that a plaintiff, when challenged, must provide "competent proof" supporting jurisdictional claim

Holding that general jurisdiction did not exist where the defendant occasionally sold products to entities in Texas that used the defendant's products for projects in Texas and the defendant's employees made field visits to Texas between December 1992 and December 1993

Holding that website is passive when it provides the user with printable forms and displays contact information

Holding that a "patentee [does] not subject itself to personal jurisdiction in a forum solely by informing a party who happens to be located there of suspected infringement," as "[grounding personal jurisdiction on such contacts alone would not comport with principles of fairness."

Holding that notice letters were directed to the allegedly infringing entity in Ohio, not to the entity’s lawyer in North Carolina

Holding district court did not abuse its discretion to deny jurisdictional discovery on alter ego theory in light of three declarations submitted by defendants controverting same

Holding that Federal Circuit law applies to personal jurisdiction over state law claims where the "resolution of the patent infringement issue" would be a "significant factor" in resolving those state law claims

Holding that an exercise of general jurisdiction was warranted based on the defendant's sales into the forum and broad distributorship network in the forum

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss