Trintec Industries, Inc. v. Pedre Promotional Products, Inc.
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
395 F.3d 1275 (2006)
- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
Pedre Promotional Products, Inc. (Pedre) (defendant) sold watches and clocks. Trintec Industries, Inc. (Trintec) (plaintiff) sued Pedre for patent infringement in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Pedre filed a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. Pedre was a New York corporation with its principal place of business in New York City. Pedre contracted with a third party for sales. The sales rep spent four or five days per year in Washington, D.C., on behalf of both Pedre and other clients. Pedre also advertised and made sales on its website, which was accessible nationwide. Sales in Washington, D.C., represented one-tenth of 1 percent of Pedre’s total sales. The district court granted Pedre’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. Trintec appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Friedman, J.)
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