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GUNN v. MINTON

No. 11-1118.

133 S.Ct. 1059 (2013)

185 L.Ed.2d 72

Jerry W. GUNN, et al., Petitioners v. Vernon F. MINTON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 20, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane Webre, Austin, Texas, for Petitioners.

Thomas M. Michel, Fort Worth, Texas, for Respondent.

Jane M.N. Webre, Cynthia S. Connolly, Scott, Douglass & McConnico, L.L.P., Austin, Texas, Robert S. Harrell, Charles B. Walker, Jr., Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., Houston, Texas, David E. Keltner, Kelly Hart & Hallman, L.L.P., Fort Worth, Texas, for Petitioners.

Thomas M. Michel, Robley E. Sicard, Griffith, Jay & Michel, LLP, Fort Worth, Texas, Coyt Randal Johnston, Robert L. Tobey, Coyt Randal Johnston, Jr., Johnston Tobey, P.C., Dallas, Texas, Theodore F. Shiells, Shiells Law Firm P.C., Dallas, Texas, Gregory W. Carr, Carr LLP, Frisco, Texas, Daniel R. Ortiz, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Respondent.

Chief Justice ROBERTS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over cases "arising under any Act of Congress relating to patents." 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a). The question presented is whether a state law claim alleging legal malpractice in the handling of a patent case must be brought in federal court.

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In the early 1990s, respondent Vernon Minton developed a computer program and telecommunications network designed...

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