Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc.
2002 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc., 535 U.S. 826 (2002), is a United States Supreme Court case regarding the jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Quick Facts Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc., Argued March 19, 2002 Decided June 3, 2002 ...
Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc. | |
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Argued March 19, 2002 Decided June 3, 2002 | |
Full case name | Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc. |
Docket no. | 01-408 |
Citations | 535 U.S. 826 (more) |
Argument | Oral argument |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Case history | |
Prior | 13 F. App'x 961 (Fed. Cir. 2001). |
Questions presented | |
Does the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit have appellate jurisdiction over a case in which the complaint does not allege a claim arising under federal patent law, but the answer contains a patent-law counterclaim? | |
Holding | |
The Federal Circuit cannot assert jurisdiction over a case in which the complaint does not allege a patent-law claim, but the answer contains a patent-law counterclaim. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Scalia, joined by Rehnquist, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Breyer; Stevens (Parts I and II-A) |
Concurrence | Stevens (in part and in judgment) |
Concurrence | Ginsburg (in judgment), joined by O'Connor |
Superseded by | |
America Invents Act (2011) |
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