Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc.
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- Decided
- Decision released
- Jun 3, 2002
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What's this case about?
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?
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Based on the research context provided, here is the enriched data in JSON format: ```json { "summary": "The Supreme Court ruled that the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit lacks jurisdiction over a case where the only patent law claims appear in a defendant's counterclaim rather than the plaintiff's original complaint. The decision reinforced the \"well-pleaded complaint rule,\" establishing that federal appellate jurisdiction depends solely on the plaintiff's statement of their own claim.", "questionPresented": "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?" } ```
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