Legal Opinion
Ryobi America Corp. v. Peters
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided March 10, 1993No. Civ. A. 8:92-2468-3PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
GEORGE ROSS ANDERSON, Jr., District Judge.
This lawsuit is a declaratory judgment action in which the plaintiff, Ryobi, seeks a determination that the defendant’s patent, U.S. Patent No. 4,445,412 (the ’412 patent), is invalid, unenforceable, or that Ryobi has not infringed on the patent. The defendant Peters has filed a motion to dismiss under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b). Peters asserts that no justiciable controversy exists, that this Court lacks personal jurisdiction over Peters, and that venue in the District of South Carolina is improper.
The court agrees with Peters that the controversy is…
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