Legal Opinion
International Harvester Company v. Deere & Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 10, 1980No. 79-2358PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff International Harvester Company (IH) filed suit in the court below seeking a declaratory judgment that its CX-41 corn head does not infringe patent 3,589,110 held by defendant Deere & Company (Deere). The district court granted summary judgment in favor of IH on this claim. Deere appeals from this judgment, urging reversal on two grounds. First, Deere contends that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because this action did not present an actual case or controversy. Second, Deere asserts that even if jurisdiction existed, reversal is…
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