Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit December 29, 1997, 19-1968 (Mogens Gjerlov and Jacob Verschoor v. Schuyler Laboratories, Inc.)

MICHEL, Circuit Judge.

This case concerns choice of law between federal patent law and state contract law regarding the measure of damages for breach of a settlement agreement and related attorney fees and costs. We hold that while patent law provides the basis for federal jurisdiction, here state contract law provides the grounds for decision.

In this appeal, Schuyler Laboratories, Inc.