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ot1aer tbaa U.. ._. reren.t to iD tba CCIIplaiK, t.e., u.s •

pataa~ J, 721,410, ia hwall4, uaeaforoeable, ad DOt: J.afri.Dged • ..

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· : .. :·. · ,c; ... . $ f"'rai.tll decluatoq relief m be ~only 1Jl ca- of

-l- • • I • actual CODUOfttraY• betweeD tbe partiea. tJ'ba second COUDter­

·: .. ~ · Y claia ~alla to allege aufficient: faet:a wbidl, ttftll if take

8 u true, eaUbllu tbe existence of tJ. ~ eontroveray

t . betlleaft plaiatiff• ana defeaclaatJ tllu it fails to state •

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· U dfldavit:a aulalttect iJa support of tbe ..,~ .sbcJw: that, J.a

12 f~. 1110 such CODtroveray acblally exiata. b the absence ~

U of aucla a coat.rcweny, the declaratory judg:went atat.ute doe8

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PlalDt.lff ~ ia ·u. ower oL a nnwber Of u.s.

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· ~~~:~~ •· 21,507 ia oee o* tiMt SaDden pateat:a llcu..S to llagDavox aD4

l.a tbe aubject .. t.t:ez' or tbe Collplaiat:. bereta. •taiJlt:.t.f'r. tan.

en.Deiveq lltlgatecl ~ pat.eat1 «:My ...,. fil..S alae actioaa

ror iafriage.ea~ of tMt. pat.ellt, tJaree of W~ttcb ba,. beaD t:riecl

··=~ 1 :-'".;~.· • ta wo ut•l•. aDd tb8t·~ beeD iDYol-wea ill to.r aectarat:ozy

.:·.: .. ::::~ · j\tdpellt aetioaa oa u.at:: pateat. Sc.e of tbe early actiOD.e filec1 .. "'".:.: .... ... :-; ... .. . . "t * ·· ... . . _.:

-_, ~~·~;' prior to 1977 ifteludecl U.l. pateat 3, 721,410, aoot:Mr of t:b8

· .. a Samara pateata inclua.j ·. u Hae exclu.t• · ttceu• to Magnavox ' ..

?. (Briody tl.) bat: all of t~•e wen tiapo11a of by utal or .ttl~ . .... -. -~ . : ~ ·1o .ant prior t:o JuDe, 1tn ~ :.· .'.

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Ill l.YI7 • saac1U.- ·bitcaee atAld of 1-:ba existence of a

la prior art reference wbie$, ,'Jt wua felt., 1d.gbt dfect tbe valicJlq

U of t:be 1, 12a, tao pat:ea~, >Mt 110t'. t1ae ali. a, 507 paten~.. 5anc1era - ~-"' .....

1' subsaqaeaUy filed on ~ ·27, lt77 aa qpllcat'.ioa to reissue U.

·11 3, 721.480 pat.eat ia tbe ''aalte4 s~tea Patent and rracte~~ark OfC~oe

H ., ~t tM ~flee coa18 ._icier tM ef~ ~ that. referac. ma

·17 ,,._ 3. 728,410 pateDt. (..Upaa t2.) At ·t:M t.U. tbe rel-

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Yr..tr=·n Of~Jce~ uart~-"~~ M a· ~t. •t.ce tbe ·re~ ·' • • ' 1--<-.,

applicatica ,... -fUe4 1a ~-·· -'1977 • ·J~agBnDX IWI DOt 1D1U&t.l .... . ... -:. ..... A!;~

_,. .et.i~ fc.- iafria; iri:ti ·Of t.bat. pat:eat, .... DOt cbarged uy . . • f!#:

part:7 with illfr~ of~·taat patent., and lwaa DOt. suggestea t:o ' aay party 1a tbe Ollit.ed 8_t*t. tbat it .... a.a a. lieu- under •I .

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s • of tile l, 721,410 pa~. (BriO&ly tt. J .letivisioa allegea

& at paragraph 33 of tt:a S8coD4 Couatarclaba tbat the clat.a

6 of tbe 1,721,410 patent are ewa broader tbaD tile clda of

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pateat ta aay of tba•• fiw ~ems. bat cU4 DOt.

'Jiae applicatioa tO relssae 3, 721,_tl0 b Rill

p8Dd1D9r ·- of die clame Ia tile penllag reissae appllcatlca

are tJse .- u ~ clala ta tile orig1Dal pateat. (Sell~ .

1S 12.) Xt i• DDt possible to .._, DOW vitb certalDt.y wbat tba

1& cU!aa of tbe 3, 721,480 pa~t vtll be .._ that patent la

15 reissued, INt it J.a clear · tlwlt t:bey w!.ll be dirfereDt fr,_

16 t11oae preaeot.ly J.a the pa~.

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18 ecoceratag tJJe btleri.ai_.: g-. pabmb ia 1911, practically

lt foar yean aftw it b.a d6cJ4e4 to vltlablol4 efforta to

- 10 ellf-.. tt. ·J•721,CII .... t;illlit 111dle tile~-- aJPllcatioa .. - - :. - • -- .. • ·- ~ jo "; · f ,,'.j. • - _-, •. -... ~:. ' ::lf:~.itJ-.:~ .... -

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a ~ 0~ .. J, 721,410 pltalat. or suggeatea tbat it ~ •

, M ltcesa-~r tha~ pat.at. (Goo«Mn t3J ~layer _t2.J activisiOD•a

·· a COUD•1 requeat.ea a CCIPJ' of a tnlblicenM agr.-t ..aer tbe ' <: -

M SUdera pat.a~, vbicb copy -..a •upplle4 to b.bl ill sept e•hlr •

~. f.Jtl. ltll. ._· nbliceDM ..,_.llecl 4lcl DOt lDclGJe H. J,721,CIO i

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4 balW i.ta ef'fort:a to ~ tha~ patent cblriaq tbe ~ . ~· .. ~. '

a of tlaK applicatioa. ..... Ollllplaht, lib tba previoaa· f1Ye -

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ca- oL . .Aetaal coouoveray.• 21 u.s.c. 12201. '!be •actaal 11

~ eont.J:o9eray• requi~ of tile ACt ia aa .apr:e-iGil of tile 1. jurisdictioaal ntquir-t of a •ca .. or -voveray•

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• "'o!. 1l Aet:Da Life!!!,:.!:!,:. Y: llavorth, lOO:U.S. 227 (1937)_.. ftat

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1,721,410 pat.eata M0D9 otben (tU), tlta~ ~ claS.. of f . . ' . 1., na .. flO (as issued iD 1'72) ue eYeD broader thu tbe -clawa of ... 21"507 (t33). ad tlaat pla1Dt.lffa JaaYe .... rtect

lDfr~t of l, 728,480 iD tbetr previou 11 tlgatloe vbere

... 28,507 ... aaertea Ct31t ana ...... Uc:ensect 3,7za,ao 1a . .

their lice1U1i.h9 o~ ... 28,507. Actiriaioo baa falle4 t'O i

allege tba~ ill all previoaa lit.igaU. ia vbicb a lnfringeamt -cl&arqe t.11S ca 3,728,410 lilgbt baft be.- Mde it ~lly

- ..se.. It baa. failect u, all~ ~t ia !!! preri.ou .. licensiDg of -. 21,507 l.lc:ea-. 1IIIIJer 3, 728.410 were also

tmrolvecl. ~ allegatioa of ___ pcior acUwit:iea ~

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plalnUfta with respect to tbe ;.1a,cao patellt at QDSpecifi.a

sJwpl~ ~ eaoagb to abow that ~ apprebenaiOD • AI:Uviaioa

of 1atan Jlablllty UDder t:M 3.-pt,tao pabm~, npzdleN ' - . .._\- ~ - .

of vbethe: tJae apprehediC. ia ~ or ilag1Mc1, 1.a ·reasoaable.

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84 ia&~ of ... u.so7 ~ Wltaoat an:r ref'•r•ce t-.o .. . .

H 3, 721,410 llboalA1 be -on tbua .._to vi~t.e_ 'ta \:be eyea .. 16 of ~ raiiQI'able ... aay lat.eat ~ut. of liability

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9 -~~ ~.f lli•blUt.y under tM ~;fa,cn pa~t; vaJliabed

·10 10Dg beLoxe Act.iYlaiaa•a SecoacJ COaatel;clala vas £ilecl • ..

~ ow- five :r-r• pr erioaly -p1a1DU~ta bail .. topped acUYely

· ~ aaaerti.Dg iafringeliea~ of t:be J.121,tl0 ;.teat; uatil t.erainatt.c.

~ of tbe Pat.em: a.ad ft.SeMrk Office pn"ca•~!Dp aa tbe . -1.• applicaUOD to reissue t.bK pat:.at. -'rl;atatiffa baa brought

11 ftve· aeparabt l~ta for ia:f~t of • Be. 21,507

16 ~t;cmt llebreea the •utag of tbia IM:Uaa ...s ba4 _aot aa..ned

lf llitriDgeaent of 3, 721,00. •lalatiffe W -ithar c:bu:ged

18 ...... 111tb iDfr!Qge.eat o~ tbe l~7a~CIO pabmt dnriag the

H bateria period 11Dr ~t.. to ue-.. tUt pat:at: ill the . .

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