Legal Opinion
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Star Scientific, Inc.
District Court, M.D. North Carolina
Decided October 3, 2001No. 1:01CV00585PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BULLOCK, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on motion by Defendant, Star Scientific, Inc. (“Star”), to dismiss, stay, or transfer a declaratory judgment action filed by Plaintiff, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (“RJR”). RJR filed the present action under the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201 et seq., requesting a declaration by the court that, among other things, United States Patent Number 6,202,649 (“the ’649 Patent”) is invalid or that the ’649 Patent has not been infringed by RJR. Prior to this action, Star filed a patent infringement action against…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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