Legal Opinion
Vanguard Research, Inc. v. Peat, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 9, 2002No. 01-1373PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINN, Circuit Judge.
Vanguard Research, Inc. (“Vanguard”) appeals a final judgment from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama dismissing with prejudice Vanguard’s declaratory judgment action alleging noninfringement, invalidity, and unenforceability of United States Patent No. 5,534,659 (“the '659 patent”) owned by the defendant, PEAT, Inc., for lack of jurisdiction, ordering that Vanguard pay costs, and awarding PEAT its attorneys’ fees. Because the district court erred in concluding that no case or controversy existed between the parties, the judgment…
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