· 3/8/1994
Beverly Hills Fan Company v. Royal Sovereign Corp. And Ultec Enterprises Co., Ltd.
Citations
- 21 F.3d 1558
- 28 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 435
- 30 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1001
- 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 4139
- 1994 WL 149466
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- holding that the forum's interest in discouraging injuries within its territory extends to patent infringement actions
- holding that the forum’s interest in discouraging injuries within its territo- ry extends to patent infringement actions
- holding that the sufficient minimum contacts requirement was met where the 1 distribution channel” and the patent infringement claim “is alleged to arise out of these 2 activities”
- explaining that patent infringement involves infliction of injury upon victim, just as in personal injury tort matters
- noting that state where infringement occurred has significant interests in discouraging instate injuries and cooperating with other states to efficiently adjudicate plaintiffs patent infringement claims
- holding in a case with virtually identical facts to the present controversy that all elements of Virginia’s long-arm statute section (A)(4) were met
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Judges: Newman, Smith, Plager
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