40 Cited authorities

Christianson v. Colt Indus. Operating Corp.
486 U.S. 800 (1988) Cited 3,128 times 21 Legal Analyses
Holding that the appeal belonged before the regional circuit because the claims did not arise under patent law
Holmes Grp., v. Vornado Air Circulation Sys., Inc.
535 U.S. 826 (2002) Cited 1,392 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that "`[l]inguistic consistency'" required that the same "arising under" test be applied to the jurisdictional statute for patent claims, 28 U.S.C. § 1338, as is used for the general federal jurisdiction statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1331
State Oil Co. v. Khan
522 U.S. 3 (1997) Cited 689 times 15 Legal Analyses
Holding that court of appeals was correct to apply Supreme Court precedent despite its "infirmities, its increasingly wobbly, moth-eaten foundations" (alteration in original)
Walker, Inc. v. Food Machinery
382 U.S. 172 (1965) Cited 876 times 24 Legal Analyses
Holding that there may be a violation of the Sherman Act when a patent is procured by fraud, but recognizing that a patent is an exception to the general rule against monopolies
Arizona v. Maricopa County Medical Society
457 U.S. 332 (1982) Cited 471 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that price fixing between medical organizations is per se unreasonable
Sears, Roebuck Co. v. Stiffel Co.
376 U.S. 225 (1964) Cited 557 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that state unfair competition law cannot be applied to "give protection of a kind that clashes with the objectives of the federal patent laws"
Oppenheimer Co. v. Oppenheim
86 N.Y.2d 685 (N.Y. 1995) Cited 448 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that obligation by landlord to furnish proof of sale or development was not condition of effective termination where contract merely required that such proof be furnished “ when such notice [of termination] is given”
Sabetay v. Sterling Drug
69 N.Y.2d 329 (N.Y. 1987) Cited 456 times
Finding that an employer has the right to terminate an at-will employee at any time for any reason or for no reason, except where that right has been limited by express agreement
Primex Intl Corp. v. Wal-Mart
89 N.Y.2d 594 (N.Y. 1997) Cited 265 times
Holding that commercial disputes relating to two expired contracts were arbitrable, but any portion of the disputes relating to the last contract between the parties, which lacked an arbitration clause, was not arbitrable
Marshall v. Miller
302 N.C. 539 (N.C. 1981) Cited 412 times
Holding that trebling is automatic
Section 282 - Presumption of validity; defenses
35 U.S.C. § 282 Cited 3,896 times 133 Legal Analyses
Granting a presumption of validity to patents

SmithKline Beecham Corporation, dba GlaxoSmithKline v. Abbott Laboratories

40 Cited authorities

Holding that the appeal belonged before the regional circuit because the claims did not arise under patent law

Holding that "`[l]inguistic consistency'" required that the same "arising under" test be applied to the jurisdictional statute for patent claims, 28 U.S.C. § 1338, as is used for the general federal jurisdiction statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1331

Holding that court of appeals was correct to apply Supreme Court precedent despite its "infirmities, its increasingly wobbly, moth-eaten foundations" (alteration in original)

Holding that there may be a violation of the Sherman Act when a patent is procured by fraud, but recognizing that a patent is an exception to the general rule against monopolies

Holding that price fixing between medical organizations is per se unreasonable

Holding that state unfair competition law cannot be applied to "give protection of a kind that clashes with the objectives of the federal patent laws"

Holding that obligation by landlord to furnish proof of sale or development was not condition of effective termination where contract merely required that such proof be furnished “ when such notice [of termination] is given”

Finding that an employer has the right to terminate an at-will employee at any time for any reason or for no reason, except where that right has been limited by express agreement

Holding that commercial disputes relating to two expired contracts were arbitrable, but any portion of the disputes relating to the last contract between the parties, which lacked an arbitration clause, was not arbitrable

Holding that trebling is automatic

Granting a presumption of validity to patents