United States Federal Circuit

Summary judgment for plaintiff, a manufacturer of integrated circuits, in a declaratory action involving patents for garage door openers is vacated where the district court lacked jurisdiction under the Declaratory Judgment Act to decide the merits of the action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/15/2006
• Published 03/15/2006

Judges

• LOURIE, Circuit Judge., Before LOURIE, RADER, and LINN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Brett L. Dunkelman, Osborn Maledon, P.A., of Phoenix, Arizona, argued for plaintiff-appellee.   With him on the brief was Danielle Janitch., Karl R. Fink, Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for defendant-appellant.   With him on the brief were John F. Flannery and Rudy I. Kratz.