JACOBS WIND ELEC. v. Dept. of Transp.

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• because a patent is property, the holder can assert takings and conversion claims
• “[PJreemption does not bar state jurisdiction when the complaint relies on ‘reasons completely unrelated to the provisions or purposes of [the patent laws] why the [plaintiff] may or may not be entitled to the relief it seeks.’ ” (alterations in original

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