Lakshmi Arunachalam v. Apache Corporation, No. 19-50636 (5th Cir. 2019)

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Case: 19-50636 Document: 00515155067 Page: 1 Date Filed: 10/10/2019 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 19-50636 Summary Calendar FILED October 10, 2019 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk DR. LAKSHMI ARUNACHALAM, Plaintiff - Appellant v. APACHE CORPORATION, Defendant - Appellee Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 6:19-CV-352 Before CLEMENT, ELROD, and OLDHAM, 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 is suing for patent infringement. The Federal Circuit has exclusive jurisdiction over appeals in any action arising under an Act of Congress relating to patents. 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. * Case: 19-50636 Document: 00515155067 Page: 2 Date Filed: 10/10/2019 No. 19-50636 28 U.S.C. ยง 1295(a)(1). Accordingly, we DISMISS this appeal for lack of jurisdiction. 2

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