SWIPLit

Supreme Court Asked to Clarify Activities that Give Rise to Specific Personal Jurisdiction

In Impossible X LLC v. Impossible Foods Inc., Impossible Foods recently filed an opposition to Impossible X’s petition for certiorari, which asks the Supreme Court to decide (1) whether some disputes should require so-called “rough causality” before finding specific personal jurisdiction and (2) in declaratory noninfringement actions, whether activities other than rights-enforcement efforts are relevant […]

May 7, 2024 | 4 min read | Tagged: declaratory judgment jurisdiction, Federal Circuit, Ninth Circuit, personal jurisdiction, Supreme Court, trademark, TTAB

Michelle Emeterio Associate

Supreme Court Grants Petition for Cert in Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc.: Potential Ramifications for Covenants Not to Sue in Patent Cases

On June 25, 2012, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc., No. 11-982, on the issue of whether a federal district court is divested of Article III jurisdiction over a party’s challenge to the validity of a federally registered trademark if the registrant promises not to assert its mark against the […]

August 28, 2012 | 10 min read | Tagged: covenant not to sue, declaratory judgment jurisdiction, Supreme Court

Snell & Wilmer