Legal Opinion
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. v. Norton Company
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 27, 1991No. 90-1291PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
This case, on appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, raises the question whether an accused patent infringer’s suit for a declaration of non-infringement should be dismissed because the patent involved is part of an interference proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). The district court dismissed the suit. Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co. v. Norton Co., Civil No. 4-89-676 (D.Minn. February 28, 1990). We reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
Appellant Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (3M) and appellee Norton…
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