Harper v. Virginia Dept. of Taxation
509 U.S. 86 (1993) Cited 954 times 11 Legal AnalysesHolding that the Supreme Court’s "application of a rule of federal law to the parties before the Court requires every court to give retroactive effect to that decision"
Regents of the Univ. of Cal. v. Lilly & Co.
119 F.3d 1559 (Fed. Cir. 1997) Cited 331 times 17 Legal AnalysesHolding that written description requires more than a "mere wish or plan for obtaining the claimed chemical invention"
In re Cordis Corp.
769 F.2d 733 (Fed. Cir. 1985) Cited 146 times 28 Legal AnalysesFinding venue proper in district where defendant's employees stored defendant's "literature, documents and products" in their in-district homes rather than in a separately leased or owned warehouse of the defendant
Hoover Group, Inc. v. Custom Metalcraft, Inc.
84 F.3d 1408 (Fed. Cir. 1996) Cited 89 timesHolding that personal liability for inducement "must be supported by personal culpability"
Mastantuono v. Jacobsen Manufacturing Company
184 F. Supp. 178 (S.D.N.Y. 1960) Cited 26 times 1 Legal AnalysesNoting that the corporate defendant in a patent infringement action "ha[d] not, by the mere designation of the New York Secretary of State to receive process, waived its right to [challenge proper venue] under § 1400(b)"
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 344,565 times 920 Legal AnalysesGranting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Section 1406 - Cure or waiver of defects
28 U.S.C. § 1406 Cited 14,063 times 52 Legal AnalysesRecognizing that transfer is proper to any district or division in which the action could have been brought
Section 1400 - Patents and copyrights, mask works, and designs
28 U.S.C. § 1400 Cited 2,148 times 320 Legal AnalysesIdentifying proper venue for copyright and patent suits