Synthes v. G.M. Dos Reis Jr. Ind. Com. De Equip. Medico

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• concluding that a 13 defendant’s representatives’ entrance into the forum to attend a trade show with products that 14 allegedly infringed the plaintiff’s patents constituted a relevant contact for the purposes of 15 personal jurisdiction
• concluding that a defendant’s 22 representatives’ entrance into the forum to attend a trade show with products that allegedly 23 infringed the plaintiff’s patents constituted a relevant contact for the purposes of personal 24 jurisdiction
• explaining that the relevant contacts in the general jurisdiction analysis under Rule 4(k)(2) are with the United States as a whole
• stating that Rule 4(k)(2)'s purpose is to ensure that there is a U.S. forum when sufficient contacts with the nation are present
• noting that the constitutional limits on Rule 4(k)(2) come from the Fifth Amendment and applying the traditional minimum contacts analysis from International Shoe
• concluding, as part of its specific jurisdiction analysis as to prong three of the Rule 4(k)(2

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