January 26, 2021 | Law.com
Exercising Restraint: Federal Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Declaratory Judgment Action Under Abstention DoctrineThe Federal Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a declaratory judgment action based on the "abstention doctrine," despite the declaratory judgment plaintiff's insistence that the underlying contract dispute required resolution of patent validity and claim scope that were within the federal courts' exclusive purview.
By Rudy Kim and James Hancock
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