Court Opinion

ID: 8445611
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-11-04 22:01:56.7517+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:48:54.611081
License: Public Domain

ORDER

LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
Egyptian Goddess, Inc. and Adi Torkiya respond to this court’s order directing them to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed as premature.
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas decided, on summary judgment, that Swisa, Inc. et al. do not infringe. Egyptian Goddess and Adi Torkiya appealed. However, a declaratory judgment counterclaim regarding invalidity remains pending. Thus, there is no final judgment and any appeal is premature. Nystrom v. TREX Co., Inc., 339 F.3d 1347 (Fed.Cir.2003). If the district court subsequently issues a Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b) judgment, a new appeal may of course be filed.
Accordingly,
*343IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) This appeal is dismissed as premature.
(2) All sides shall bear their own costs.