Patent Licensing Demands Provided Basis for V-Chip Declaratory Judgment Action

Case: Sony Elecs., Inc. v. Guardian Media Techs, Ltd., No. 06-1363 (Fed. Cir. 8/3/07)

The One Sentence Summary: The district court's dismissal of an action seeking a declaration of patent invalidity was reversed in light of the Supreme Court's decision in MedImmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc. where there was a lengthy exchange of correspondence and assertions of patent infringement which posed an actual controversy between the parties.