Legal Opinion
Benchcraft, Inc. v. Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided March 14, 1988No. Civ. A. WC 84-143-D-DPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DAVIDSON, District Judge.
The three corporate plaintiffs in this action invoke the court’s jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1338 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202, and bring this action relating to a certain design patent issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The plaintiffs challenge the validity of the subject patent and seek to have it declared invalid. The defendant has countersued, claiming patent infringement by the three plaintiffs.
Following entry of a pretrial order, this action was tried before the undersigned United States District Judge, sitting…
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