· 4/5/2010
JustMed, Inc. v. Byce
Citations
- 600 F.3d 1118
- 94 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1334
- 30 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 833
- 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 6976
- 2010 WL 1270007
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that 16 federal question jurisdiction exists if cases require application of the work-for-hire doctrine
- explaining that the “central inquiry” is “the hiring party’s right to control the manner and means by which the product is accomplished” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)
- “Under the artful pleading rule ‘a plaintiff may not defeat removal by omitting to plead necessary federal questions in a complaint.’”
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Judges: Fletcher, Tashima, Thomas
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