Legal Opinion
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company v. Releasomers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 1, 1987No. 87-1120PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division (Lambros, J.), dismissing the petition of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear) for a declaratory judgment on the validity, enforceability, and non-infringement of two patents issued to Releasomers, Inc. The trial judge granted summary judgment in favor of Releasomers, holding that the court did not have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2201 because there was no actual case or controversy between the parties. We reverse and remand for further…
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