Legal Opinion

United States Aluminum Corporation, a California Corporation v. Kawneer Co., Inc., a Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided December 7, 1982No. 81-5976PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

United States Aluminum Corp. (Aluminum) brought a declaratory judgment action against Kawneer Company to declare invalid patents Kawneer held for “mullions.” The district court denied Aluminum’s motion for preliminary injunction and granted Kawneer’s motion to transfer the action to another district.

I. FACTS

A. Georgia Action

Kawneer Company filed a complaint alleging patent infringement by several defendants in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in December 1980. The complaint alleges inter alia, defendant Glass & Metal…

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