Legal Opinion
ALLEGHENY DROP FORGE COMPANY v. Portec, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 14, 1974No. Civ. A. 72-558PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DUMBAULD, District Judge.
Plaintiff’s complaint seeks a declaratory judgment (under 28 U.S.C. § 2201) that two patents of which defendant is exclusive licensee are invalid. The Court has jurisdiction of actions relating to patents under 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a), and the technique of seeking a declaratory judgment of invalidity rather than awaiting an infringement suit by defendant is a recognized procedure. Dewey & Almy Chemical Co. v. Anode, Inc., 137 F.2d 68, 69-70 (C.C.A. 3, 1943); Thiokol Chemical Corp. v. Burlington Industries, Inc., 448 F.2d 1328, 1331 (C.A. 3, 1971). Before us for…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Mercoid Corp. v. Mid-Continent Investment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Cuno Engineering Corp. v. Automatic Devices Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Allegheny Drop Forge Company v. Portec Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Federal Laboratories, Inc. v. Barringer Research, Ltd.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Allegheny Dropforge Company v. Portec IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Nicofibers, Inc. v. Reichhold Chemicals, Inc.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 1980