American Well Works Company v. Layne and Bowler Company
Citations
- 241 U.S. 257
- 36 S. Ct. 585
- 60 L. Ed. 987
- 1916 U.S. LEXIS 1751
Syllabus
<p>A suit for damages to business caused by a threat to sue under the patent law is not in itself a suit under the patent law, of which the state court cannot take jurisdiction.</p> <p>Whether a wrong is committed by one making statements to effect that an article sold by another infringes the former’s patent depends upon the law of the State where the act is done and not upon the patent law of the United States; and, in this case held that the state court had jurisdiction of a suit for libel or slander based on such statements.</p>
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that “[a] suit arises under the law that creates the cause of action”
- holding that “[a] suit arises under the law that creates the cause of action”
- holding that “[a] suit arises under the law that creates the cause of action”
- holding that “[a] suit arises under the law that creates the cause of action”
- holding that “[a] suit arises under the law that creates the cause of action”
- holding that libel and slander suit that involved statements concerning plaintiff’s patent for a pump arose under state law, not federal patent law: “A suit arises under the law that creates the cause of action.”
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Judges: Holmes, McKenna
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