Nystrom v. TREX, Inc.
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
339 F.3d 1347 (Fed. Cir. 2003)
Relevant factsFree
The district court entered summary judgment of non-infringement on all of Nystrom's claims and invalidity as to claims 18-20, but stayed TREX's counterclaim challenging the validity of claims 1-17 pending appeal; Nystrom appealed the summary judgments, and the district court held its own judgment was not final because the stayed counterclaim remained undecided.
IssueFree
Whether parties may appeal judgments that do not dispose of a pending counterclaim.