Lakshmi Arunachalam v. Beal Bank, SSB ( 2019 )

Case: 19-50613 Document: 00515211311 Page: 1 Date Filed: 11/22/2019
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
No. 19-50613 FILED
Summary Calendar November 22, 2019
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
DR. LAKSHMI ARUNACHALAM,
Plaintiff - Appellant
v.
BEAL BANK, SSB,
Defendant - Appellee
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. 6:19-CV-350
Before DAVIS, SMITH, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
We examine our appellate jurisdiction on our own motion if necessary.
Mejia v. Whitaker, 913 F.3d 482, 487 (5th Cir. 2019). The plaintiff claims patent
infringement. 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) gives the Federal Circuit exclusive
jurisdiction over appeals in any action arising under an Act of Congress
* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH
CIR. R. 47.5.4.
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relating to patents. Accordingly, we DISMISS this appeal for lack of
jurisdiction.
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