Legal Opinion
Broadview Chemical Corporation v. Loctite Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 29, 1969No. 33749_1PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATERMAN, Circuit Judge:
Broadview Chemical Corporation, the plaintiff below, appeals from the district court’s refusal to entertain its declaratory judgment action. Broadview sought in that action to establish that it has not infringed two patents belonging to defendant Loctite and asserts that adjudication of this question is essential to Broadview in order that it may continue in the business of producing sealants. We agree that the declaratory judgment complaint should have been heard, and accordingly we reverse and remand for further proceedings below.
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