Societe De Conditionnement en Aluminium v. Hunter Engineering Co., Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• stating that a declaratory-relief action “brings to the present a litigable controversy, which otherwise might only be tried in the future”
• holding requisite case or controversy existed at time plaintiff filed 4 || complaint for declaratory relief, where defendant had earlier threatened plaintiff with 5 || lawsuit if plaintiff did not accede to defendant's demands
• showing of apprehension \need not be substantial\ if an allegedly infringing mark is in use
• finding a case or controversy where declaratory relief plaintiff had “real and reasonable apprehension” of future suit
• threat of suit by defendant for patent infringement established prima facie case or controversy
• question of authority not important because focus is on plaintiff’s reasonable apprehension, not on patentee’s conduct

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