Legal Opinion
Girdler Corporation v. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided September 5, 1944No. Civil Action 414PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAHY, District Judge.
Action for a declaratory judgment under 28 U.S.C.A. § 400 of invalidity of defendant’s Pitman Reissue Patent No. 22,301. The patent relates to the use of high-frequency electric heating apparatus in the manufacture of adhesive bonded products. Defendant moves to dismiss the complaint for the reason that there is no actual controversy between the parties. If controversy exists, it must be either between defendant and plaintiff or defendant and plaintiff’s customers.
1. Controversy between defendant and plaintiff. On July 7, 1943, defendant duPont, requesting plaintiff…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Mercoid Corp. v. Mid-Continent Investment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Dewey & Almy Chemical Co. v. American Anode, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1943
- E. Edelmann & Co. v. Triple-A Specialty Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1937
- Treemond Co. v. Schering CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
- E. W. Bliss Co. v. Cold Metal Process Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Aralac, Inc. v. Hat Corporation of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. v. Hughes Tool Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1945
- Enka B. V. v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1981
- National Coupling Company, Inc. v. Press-Seal Gasket CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
- EW Bliss Company v. Cold Metal Products CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1955
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