Legal Opinion
Cardinal Chemical Co. v. Morton International, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 17, 1993No. 92-114PublishedCited by 508 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
The question presented is whether the affirmance by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit of a finding that a patent has not been infringed is a sufficient reason for vacating a declaratory judgment holding the patent invalid.
Respondent, Morton International, Inc. (Morton), is the owner of two patents on chemical compounds used in polyvinyl chloride (PVC).1 In 1983 Morton filed this action in the *86United States District Court for the District of South Carolina alleging that petitioners, Cardinal Chemical Company and its affiliates (Cardinal), had infringed those patents. Cardinal filed…
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