Grasshopper Gardens, Inc. v. Pma Mechanical LLC

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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GRASSHOPPER GARDENS, INC.,
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
PMA MECHANICAL LLC,
Defendant-Appellee
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2026-1097
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
Northern District of New York in No. 1:23-cv-01257-MAD-
PJE, Judge Mae A. D’Agostino.
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Before PROST, CHEN, and HUGHES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM.
O R D E R
Grasshopper Gardens, Inc. filed a complaint at the
United States District Court for the Northern District of
New York against PMA Mechanical LLC alleging trade-
mark infringement, unfair competition, false designation
of origin, and related state law claims. The district court
entered judgment in favor of PMA Mechanical. Grasshop-
per Gardens filed a notice of appeal naming the United
Case: 26-1097 Document: 11 Page: 1 Filed: 12/10/2025

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States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, but the dis-
trict court transmitted it to this court.
This court’s jurisdiction to review decisions of federal
district courts is generally limited to cases arising under
the patent 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 id. § 1295(a)(4)(C); or certain
damages claims against the United States “not exceeding
$10,000 in amount,” id. § 1346(a)(2), see id. § 1295(a)(2).
The underlying case does not fall within any of those cate-
gories. Moreover, Rule 3(d)(1) of the Federal Rules of Ap-
pellate Procedure generally provides that a notice of appeal
“must” be sent to “the clerk of the court of appeals named
in the notice.” Because this court clearly lacks jurisdiction
and pursuant to the mandatory language of Rule 3(d)(1),
we transfer the appeal to the Second Circuit. See 28 U.S.C.
§ 1631.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
This matter and all case filings are transferred to the
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
December 10, 2025
Date
FOR THE COURT
Case: 26-1097 Document: 11 Page: 2 Filed: 12/10/2025

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