Legal Opinion
Dow Chemical Co. v. Viskase Corp.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided May 26, 1995No. 94 CV 6080PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MORAN, Chief Judge.
The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) brings this action against Viskase Corporation (Vis-kase) seeking a declaratory judgment that seven of Viskase’s patents either are invalid or are not infringed by Dow or its customers. Viskase has moved to dismiss the complaint, arguing that this court lacks subject matter jurisdiction. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is granted.
FACTS 1
Among Dow’s products are various families of ethylene polymers, including the Attane family and several families created using In-site Technology, including the Affinity family.…
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