Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 2015
Abstract
The jurisdictional rules that determine whether a license case arises under the patent laws are cumbersome and expensive for courts and litigants alike. Gunn v. Minton, a recent patent-malpractice case raising very different concerns than the ones raised in license cases, will only add to the inconsistency, inefficiency, and uncertainty that surround this “dark corridor” of federal-question jurisdiction. The time has come for a new assessment of arising-under jurisdiction in patent cases that reduces these burdens, promotes uniformity, encourages patent challenges, and reflects Congress’s intent to carry federal patent questions into federal courts.
Recommended Citation
Rinehart, Amelia, "The Federal Question in Patent-License Cases" (2015). Utah Law Faculty Scholarship. 15.
https://dc.law.utah.edu/scholarship/15