# National Patent Development Corporation v. T.J. Smith & Nephew Limited

> Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · June 16, 1989 · 877 F.2d 1003

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9479161

## Case

- **Full name:** NATIONAL PATENT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Appellant v. T.J. SMITH & NEPHEW LIMITED
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
- **Decided:** June 16, 1989
- **Citations:** 877 F.2d 1003; 278 U.S. App. D.C. 215; 11 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1211; 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 8943; 1989 WL 63756
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Judges:** Wald, Robinson, Mikva, Edwards, Ginsburg, Silberman, Buckley, Williams, Sentelle
- **Cited by:** 19 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

- No negative treatment found by the automated citator. That is not the same as a confirmation that the case is good law; read the citing cases.
- Full citator and citing cases: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9479161

## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- holding that "a suit over patent ownership surely respects or affects rights under a patent” and that such suits will confer personal jurisdiction over a defendant under § 293

## Opinion text

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RUTH BADER GINSBURG.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

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