WORTENDYKE, District Judge.
In its complaint herein, plaintiff, a Rhode Island corporation, seeks a declaratory judgment that United States Patent No. 2,850,744 ('744), issued to Nika on September 9, 1958 upon application filed June 8, 1955, and owned by the defendant, is invalid and not infringed by the plaintiff. Jurisdiction is predicated upon the provisions of 28 U.S.C. §§ 1338 (a) and 2201.
The underlying justiciable controversy is disclosed...
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