Legal Opinion
Speedco, Incorporated v. Donald Estes
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 10, 1988No. 88-1100PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHEL, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Civil Action No. 86-225 (Oct. 30, 1987), dismissing the declaratory judgment complaint of Speedco, Incorporated (Speedco) against Donald Estes for lack of jurisdiction. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
In January, 1984, Mr. Estes applied for a patent on an invention relating to rock dusting equipment used in underground coal mines. On May 30, 1984, during the pendency of the patent application, Mr. Estes and Quick Duster, Inc. (Quick Duster), a Kentucky corporation of which Mr.…
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