Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Saint Thomas v. Merit Systems Protection Board
Saint Thomas v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd., 499 U.S. 922 (1991)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1991-03-18
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- concluding that 1988 amendments invited as an additional venue in patent cases-to that offered by the “exclusive” patent venue provisions of § 1400(b)—the venue offered by amended subsection 1391(c)
- finding no seizure when police officer accidentally crashed and struck a fleeing motorist
- a change in the general definitions applicable to venue applies to the specific provisions for venue in patent infringement suits
- denying petition for writ of certiorari
Citator
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C. A. Fed. Cir. Certiorari denied.