World Media Alliance Label, Inc. v. Believe Sas, aka Believe Co., aka Believe, aka Be- lieve Digital

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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WORLD MEDIA ALLIANCE LABEL, INC.,
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
BELIEVE SAS, aka Believe Co., aka Believe, aka Be-
lieve Digital,
Defendant-Appellee
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2024-1660
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
Southern District of Florida in No. 1:23-cv-21894-FAM,
Chief Judge Frederico A. Moreno.
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Before STOLL, CUNNINGHAM, and STARK, Circuit Judges.
STOLL, Circuit Judge.
O R D E R
World Media Alliance Label, Inc. (“World Media”) ap-
peals from a decision of the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Florida dismissing its com-
plaint for copyright infringement and damages. In re-
sponse to this court’s April 24, 2024 order to show cause,
appellee urges dismissal. World Media urges this court to
assert jurisdiction over the case.
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WORLD MEDIA ALLIANCE LABEL, INC. v. BELIEVE SAS 2
Our jurisdiction to review decisions of federal district
courts generally extends only to cases arising under the pa-
tent laws, see 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1); civil actions on review
to the district court from the United States Patent and
Trademark Office, see 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(4)(C); or cases
involving certain damages claims against the United
States “not exceeding $10,000 in amount,” 28 U.S.C.
§ 1346(a)(2); see also 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(2); 28 U.S.C.
§ 1292(c)(1). This case is outside of that limited subject
matter jurisdiction.1
When this court lacks jurisdiction, we shall transfer an
appeal to another court where it could have been brought
at the time it was filed but only if it is in the interest of
justice to do so. See 28 U.S.C. § 1631. Though the appellee
urges dismissal of the appeal as frivolous, we deem it the
better course to transfer to the United States Court of Ap-
peals for the Eleventh Circuit, where the appellee may pur-
sue such argument. 28 U.S.C. §§ 41, 1291, 1294.
Accordingly,
1 The cases cited by World Media in support of this
court’s jurisdiction are inapposite. See Chamberlain
Group, Inc. v. Skylink Technologies, Inc., 381 F.3d 1178
(Fed. Cir. 2004) (addressing copyright claim in a district
court case also involving patent infringement claim); Gay-
lord v. United States, 678 F.3d 1339 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (ad-
dressing copyright claim in an appeal from United States
Court of Federal Claims).
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WORLD MEDIA ALLIANCE LABEL, INC. v. BELIEVE SAS 3
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
The appeal and all its filings are transferred to the
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631.
June 26, 2024
Date
FOR THE COURT
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