Legal Opinion
Viam Corporation and Vehicle Power Accessories v. Iowa Export-Import Trading Co., and Spal S.R.L.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 22, 1996No. 95-1262PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PLAGER, Circuit Judge.
Believing itself threatened with a suit for patent infringement, plaintiff Viam Corporation, a California company, brought a declaratory judgment action in the California district court against the defendants, Spal Corporation, an Italian company and owner of the patent at issue, and its exclusive licensee, Iowa Export-Import Corporation, an Iowa company. The complaint alleged noninfringement and invalidity of the patent. The Italian company moved for dismissal of the suit on the ground that the court was without personal jurisdiction over it, and the Iowa company moved…
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