Legal Opinion
American Safety Flight Systems, Inc. v. The Garrett Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 24, 1975No. 74--1414PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before ELY and WALLACE, Circuit Judges, and RENFREW, * District Judge. PER CURIAM:
Appellee (American) instituted suit under 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a) and § 2201 against appellant (Garrett) for a declaratory judgment that Claims 1 and 2 of Garrett’s patents, Nos. 2,764,766 (Boyle-Taylor) and 2,804,633 (Taylor-Fraebel) were invalid and not infringed. Garrett counterclaimed, alleging infringement of both patents and praying that both be adjudged valid and infringed in their entirety. As an affirmative defense to American’s suit, Garrett alleged that American was barred by res judicata from…
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