Gunn v. Minton

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2014}}

{{Infobox SCOTUS case

|Litigants=Gunn v. Minton

|ArgueDate=January 26

|ArgueYear=2013

|DecideDate=February 20

|DecideYear=2013

|FullName=Jerry W. Gunn, et al., Petitioners v. Vernon F. Minton

|Prior=Summary judgment granted in favor of defendant, 2006 WL 3542699 (Tex. Dist. Sept. 16, 2006); affirmed, Minton v. Gunn, 301 S.W.3d [https://www.leagle.com/decision/intxco20091009576 702] (Tex. App. 2009); reversed, 355 S.W.3d [https://www.leagle.com/decision/intxco20111216500 634] (Tex. 2011); cert. granted, {{ussc|568|936|2012|el=no}}.

|Subsequent=Supreme Court of Texas overturned, remanded to Texas state courts for further proceedings.

|OralArgument=https://www.oyez.org/cases/2010-2019/2012/2012_11_1118

|OpinionAnnouncement=https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/11-1118_b97c.pdf

|Docket=11-1118

|USVol=568

|USPage=251

|ParallelCitations= 133 S. Ct. 1059; 185 L. Ed. 2d 72; 2013 U.S. LEXIS 1612; 81 U.S.L.W. 4085; 105 U.S.P.Q.2d 1665

|Holding={{USCSub|28|1338|a}}, which provides for exclusive federal jurisdiction over a case "arising under any Act of Congress relating to patents," does not deprive the state courts of subject matter jurisdiction over a state law claim alleging legal malpractice in a patent case.

|Majority=Roberts

|JoinMajority=unanimous

|LawsApplied={{USCSub|28|1338|a}}

}}

Gunn v. Minton, 568 U.S. 251 (2013), is a US patent law case. The case dealt with the question of jurisdiction of patent law litigation in regard to attorney malpractice.{{ussc|name=Gunn v. Minton|568|251|2013}}. {{usgovpd}}{{cite web|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/cert/11-1118 | title = Jerry W. Gunn, et al., v. Vernon F. Minton - LII Supreme Court Bulletin - LII / Legal Information Institute | accessdate = 2014-08-01 }} In a unanimous ruling, the United States Supreme Court decided that federal laws granting exclusive jurisdiction to cases involving patents does not preclude the ability of state courts to hear cases related to but not involving patents.{{cite web|url=http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=7277b196-19b2-4764-a671-8d5b2503b14a | title = Gunn v. Minton will impact future patent malpractice cases - Lexology | date = January 14, 2013 | accessdate = 2014-08-01 }} The case was remanded to the Texas state courts for further proceedings.