Legal Opinion
Dr. Beck & Co. G.M.B.H. v. General Electric Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 30, 1962PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVET, District Judge.
Defendant moves to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction the plaintiff’s action seeking a declaratory judgment of invalidity and noninfringement of defendant’s patent, alleging that the jurisdictional prerequisite of an actual controversy between the parties is lacking. Alternatively, the defendant moves for summary judgment dismissing the action for lack of jurisdiction and in the exercise of this court’s discretionary powers under the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201, 2202.
The parties are competitors in the manufacture and sale of certain polyester resin…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pacific Coal & Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Gilbert v. DavidSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- 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
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Societe De Conditionnement en Aluminium v. Hunter Engineering Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Karavos Compania Naviera S. A. v. Atlantica Export Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Cactus Pipe & Supply Co. v. M/V MontmartreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Dr. Beck and Co. G.M.B.H. v. General Electric CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Schutte Bagclosures Inc. v. Kwik Lok Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2014
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