State entities, such a public universities, typically enjoy immunity from lawsuits brought by private parties in federal courts. As a result, state universities are generally immune from patent infringement lawsuits, see Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board vs. College Savings Bank, 527 U.S. 627, 647-648 (1999), and declaratory judgment suits seeking to declare a patent …
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