· 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
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- 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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