Court Opinion

ID: 8475545
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-11-05 14:30:13.208997+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:49:25.284617
License: Public Domain

ON MOTION
PER CURIAM.

ORDER

Dennis J. Solomon responds to the court’s order permitting him to respond concerning why his appeal should not be transferred to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Solomon filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1) alleging a violation of civil rights and due process by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in the processing of Solomon’s trademark application, (2) challenging the University of Southern California’s (USC) standing to oppose his trademark application before the Board, (3) alleging that USC and other defendants attempted to monopolize technology and interfere with interstate commerce, (4) alleging that USC defrauded the United States government, and (5) alleging that USC and a United States Army officer conspired to interfere with business relations and engaged in unfair competition by opposing Solomon’s trademark application. The district court determined that Solomon’s complaint was barred by res judica-ta based on two prior complaints filed by Solomon in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The district court denied Solomon’s motion for reconsideration, and Solomon appealed to this court.
Solomon argues that this appeal is within this court’s jurisdiction. Solomon contends that his complaint sought relief under 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a) and (b). However, assuming that Solomon is correct that his claim fell within section 1338, this court does not have jurisdiction over appeals where the district court’s jurisdiction arose under section 1338 if the claims are related only to trademark. See 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1). Thus, this court lacks jurisdiction and must transfer.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
The appeal is transferred to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.