Last year, this blog discussed various strategic considerations for litigants seeking declarations of invalidity in district court actions to avoid being precluded from also seeking inter partes or ...

Historically, patentees needed not worry too much about whether their mere pre-suit communications sent from afar into a jurisdiction created personal jurisdiction for a declaratory judgment action.

Even so, the ultimate goal of some equity proceedings is a declaration of the plaintiff's rights vis-à-vis the defendant. Actions to rescind or reform a contract are examples. A request for an ...