Altvater v. Freeman

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Altvater v. Freeman
8th Cir.
1943)
Holding
Although a licensee had maintained payments of royalties, a Declaratory Judgment Act claim of invalidity of the licensed patent still presented a justiciable case or controversy.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Harlan F. Stone
Associate Justices
Wiley B. Rutledge
Case opinions
MajorityDouglas
DissentFrankfurter, joined by Roberts

Altvater v. Freeman, 319 U.S. 359 (1943), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States which held that, although a licensee had maintained payments of royalties, a Declaratory Judgment Act claim of invalidity of the licensed patent still presented a justiciable case or controversy.

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Further reading

  • Maines, Ruanne Neighbour (1949). "Declaratory Judgments: Patent Litigation: Justiciable Controversy". California Law Review. 37 (3). California Law Review, Vol. 37, No. 3: 506–510.
    JSTOR 3477809
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