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· 8/8/1980

Nova Biomedical Corporation v. Willi Moller, D/b/a/ Gebruder Moller Glasblaserei

Citations

  • 629 F.2d 190
  • 207 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 713
  • 1980 U.S. App. LEXIS 15001

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the mere sending of an infringement letter into the forum state is not enough to confer jurisdiction
  • concluding that the defendant had transacted business for purposes of the statute
  • indicating that the sending of an infringement letter alone will rarely be sufficient to satisfy the constitutional standard for exercising personal jurisdiction
  • noting that other courts have adopted an expansive view of \arising from\ language
  • mailing of patent infringement notice constituted sufficient transaction of business where defendant had other business related contacts with the forum
  • mailing two letters, which charged patent infringement and threatened litigation, into Massachusetts

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Judges: Campbell, Bownes, Loughlin

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