Legal Opinion
Matthews International Corp. v. Biosafe Engineering, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 25, 2012No. 2012-1044PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAYER, Circuit Judge.
Matthews International Corporation (“Matthews”) appeals from the final order of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania dismissing its claims for declaratory and injunctive relief. See Matthews Int’l Corp. v. BioSafe Eng’g, LLC, No. 11-CV-0269, 2011 WL 4498935 (W.D.Pa. Sept. 27, 2011) (“District Court Decision ”). Because we conclude that the district court correctly determined that Matthews’ claims lacked sufficient immediacy and reality to support the exercise of declaratory judgment jurisdiction, we affirm.
I. Background
Matthews is a…
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