Lockwood v. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton

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• holding federal courts possessed exclusive Section 1338 jurisdiction over state law claims stemming from opposing attorney's alleged action in obtaining patent reexamination
• holding federal courts possessed exclusive Section 1338 jurisdiction over state law claims stemming from opposing attorney's alleged action in obtaining patent reexamination
• holding federal courts possessed exclusive Section 1338 jurisdiction over state law claims stemming from opposing attorney’s alleged action in obtaining patent reexamination
• holding federal courts possessed exclusive Section 1338 jurisdiction over state law claims stemming from opposing attorney’s alleged action in obtaining patent reexamination
• “we hold that [plaintiffs] complaint, which seeks to regulate the conduct of attorneys appearing before the USPTO and requires resolution of substantial issues of patent law, is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts”

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