Legal Opinion
Fort James Corporation v. Solo Cup Company
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 22, 2005No. 2004-1365PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge GAJARSA.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge SCHALL.
GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.
Solo Cup Company appeals from a post-trial order of the district court that dismissed for lack of jurisdiction its counterclaim for a declaration of unenforceability of a patent owned by Fort James Corporation (“Fort James”). Fort James Corp. v. Solo Cup Co., No. 99-C-0827 (E.D.Wis. Jan.15, 2003) (order dismissing counterclaim as moot). Solo Cup also appeals the court’s pre-trial evidentiary decision holding that an invention disclosure form was protected by…
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