Legal Opinion
Henry L. Crowley & Co. v. Philips Laboratories, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 16, 1952PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, District Judge.
Defendant Philips moves to dismiss the complaint or in the alternative to enjoin prosecution of this action until after final judgment is rendered in a companion suit in this court, Civil Action No. 66-168, between the same parties.
Plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment under 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 2201, 2202, of non-infringement and invalidity of six patents held by defendant as equitable owner and exclusive licensee. Defendant asserts that no justiciable issue exists. I disagree for reasons I shall presently state.
The complaint alleges that defendant had asserted…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dewey & Almy Chemical Co. v. American Anode, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1943
- Treemond Co. v. Schering CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
- E. W. Bliss Co. v. Cold Metal Process Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1939
- Federal Telephone & Radio Corp. v. Associated Telephone & Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Rhodes Pharmacal Co. v. Dolcin CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1950
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Drew Chemical Company, 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036 v. Hercules Incorporated, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10017Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Telephonics Corp. v. Lindly & Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1960
- Hartford Nat. Bank & Trust Co. v. Henry L. Crowley & Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1954