Gunn v. Minton
United States Supreme Court
568 U.S. 251 (2013)
Relevant factsFree
Minton (plaintiff) sued his former patent attorney Gunn (defendant) for malpractice, arguing his underlying federal patent infringement suit failed because Gunn neglected to raise the experimental-use exception; the Texas Supreme Court held the malpractice case should have been brought in federal court since it turned on a federal patent-law question, and the U.S. Supreme Court granted review.
IssueFree
Whether a state court's resolution of a hypothetical question of patent law is substantial enough to mandate federal review.
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