Legal Opinion
Enka B. V. v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided July 10, 1981No. Civ. A. Nos. 80-358, 80-359PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY M. SCHWARTZ, District Judge.
This opinion treats two closely allied actions under the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202, for determination of the validity and enforceability of United States patents. No answers have been filed, defendant having instead moved to dismiss on jurisdictional grounds. Plaintiffs are Dutch producers of industrial fibers potentially within the scope of claims of American patents owned by E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co. Although they manufacture and do most of their marketing in Europe, each company alleges some stake in the American…
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