In High Court Briefs, Parties Dispute If ‘Ping Ponged’ Jurisdiction Matter Is Moot

Mealey's (July 12, 2019, 9:49 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Even though the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ultimately accepted jurisdiction from the Fifth Circuit in the appeal of an antitrust suit dealing with patent fraud, a petitioner argues to the U.S. Supreme Court in a July 10 reply brief that certiorari is still warranted to determine which appeals court has jurisdiction in cases that involve patent matters alongside other claims (Xitronix Corp. v. KLA-Tencor Corp., No. 18-1170, U.S. Sup.)....