International Video Corporation v. Ampex Corporation

TRASK, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from an order dismissing both a complaint for declaratory-judgment and a counterclaim for patent infringement on the basis that there was no actual or justiciable controversy between the parties. Appellant, Ampex Corporation (Ampex), claims the court had no authority to dismiss its counterclaim over its objection and challenges the court’s discretion in refusing to award attorneys’ fees. We affirm.

International Video Corporation (International), the plaintiff-appellee, originally sought a declaratory judgment that it was not infringing an Ampex patent…