KOM successfully obtained dismissal . . . .
KOM successfully obtained dismissal of a client from a patent infringement lawsuit pending in a federal district court sitting in Michigan. KOM’s client is a small company that conducts no business in Michigan, but it licensed the patent at issue to another company that does conduct business in Michigan. On a motion to dismiss, KOM argued that the Michigan contacts of this other company could not be imputed to KOM’s client, and, therefore, the court had no jurisdiction over the client. The court agreed, dismissing the claims against the client on jurisdictional grounds. Peter Kupelian and Carol Schley represented the client in this matter.