26 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 260,142 times 281 Legal Analyses
Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 273,590 times 368 Legal Analyses
Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing
Daimler AG v. Bauman
571 U.S. 117 (2014) Cited 5,861 times 237 Legal Analyses
Holding that foreign corporations may not be subject to general jurisdiction "whenever they have an in-state subsidiary or affiliate"
Goodyear Dunlop Tires Oper. v. Brown
564 U.S. 915 (2011) Cited 5,401 times 87 Legal Analyses
Holding "the sales of petitioners' tires sporadically made in North Carolina through intermediaries" insufficient to support general jurisdiction
Helicopteros Nacionales de Colom. v. Hall
466 U.S. 408 (1984) Cited 9,375 times 26 Legal Analyses
Holding that “purchases, even if occurring at regular intervals” were insufficient to establish general personal jurisdiction over a nonresident corporation
Int'l Shoe Co. v. Washington
326 U.S. 310 (1945) Cited 22,892 times 110 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) )
Bonito Boats, Inc. v. Thunder Craft Boats, Inc.
489 U.S. 141 (1989) Cited 572 times 16 Legal Analyses
Holding that a state law prohibiting people from copying unpatentable boat hull designs was preempted because it sought to provide patent-like protection to boat designs not protectable by patent laws and it "contravenes the ultimate goal of public disclosure and use that is the centerpiece of federal patent policy"
Handy–Clay v. City of Memphis
695 F.3d 531 (6th Cir. 2012) Cited 812 times
Holding that a § 1983 plaintiff had stated a valid claim under the First Amendment where the plaintiff claimed that she was terminated from her job after reporting alleged public corruption and misuse of government funds
Avocent Huntsville Corp. v. Aten Int’l Co.
552 F.3d 1324 (Fed. Cir. 2009) Cited 379 times 11 Legal Analyses
Holding that "letters threatening suit for patent infringement sent to the alleged infringer by themselves do not suffice to create personal jurisdiction"
Freeman Industries v. Eastman Chemical Co.
172 S.W.3d 512 (Tenn. 2005) Cited 312 times
Holding that sections 47-25-101 and -102 of the TTPA "reflect a clear intent to protect and afford a remedy to ultimate consumers"
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 354,229 times 943 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Section 256 - Correction of named inventor
35 U.S.C. § 256 Cited 672 times 66 Legal Analyses
Permitting correction of inventorship "[w]henever . . . through error an inventor is not named in an issued patent and such error arose without any deceptive intention on his part"
Section 20-2-214 - Jurisdiction of persons unavailable to personal service in state - Classes of actions to which applicable
Tenn. Code § 20-2-214 Cited 284 times
Permitting service over nonresidents for any action or claim for relief arising from "any basis not inconsistent with the constitution of [Tennessee] or the United States"
Section 262 - Joint owners
35 U.S.C. § 262 Cited 100 times 21 Legal Analyses
Providing for joint ownership of patents

Thompson et al v. Medtronic et al

26 Cited authorities

Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing

Holding that foreign corporations may not be subject to general jurisdiction "whenever they have an in-state subsidiary or affiliate"

Holding "the sales of petitioners' tires sporadically made in North Carolina through intermediaries" insufficient to support general jurisdiction

Holding that “purchases, even if occurring at regular intervals” were insufficient to establish general personal jurisdiction over a nonresident corporation

Holding that a § 1983 plaintiff had stated a valid claim under the First Amendment where the plaintiff claimed that she was terminated from her job after reporting alleged public corruption and misuse of government funds

Holding that "letters threatening suit for patent infringement sent to the alleged infringer by themselves do not suffice to create personal jurisdiction"

Holding that sections 47-25-101 and -102 of the TTPA "reflect a clear intent to protect and afford a remedy to ultimate consumers"

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

Permitting correction of inventorship "[w]henever . . . through error an inventor is not named in an issued patent and such error arose without any deceptive intention on his part"

Permitting service over nonresidents for any action or claim for relief arising from "any basis not inconsistent with the constitution of [Tennessee] or the United States"

Providing for joint ownership of patents