United States Federal Circuit - May 2001 Opinion Summaries

MYCOGEN PLANT SCIENCE, INC. v MONSANTO CO.

Intellectual Property, Patent
The fact that a process generally has a uniform result is not enough to constitute conception for purposes of challenging validity under 35 USC 102(g)...

ROBERSON v. PRINCIPI

Government Benefits
Once a veteran submits evidence of a medical disability and of unemployability, the VA must consider total disability based upon individual...

SKF USA, INC. v. US

Administrative Law, International Trade
Because a loss incurred by an importer on the sale of its Korean subsidiary is not compelled or forbidden by statute, the Department of Commerce is...

BUDDE v. HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC.

Intellectual Property, Patent
The claim limitation "electronic sensing means for determining when the ignition system of the engine delivers an electronic pulse to fire each spark...

CASILANG v. OFFICE OF PERS. MGMT.

Government Benefits
Petitioner's indefinite, excepted appointment remained indefinite, excepted and excluded from the Civil Service Retirement Act after the issuance of...

WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBE v. US

Indian Law
The government's use of any part of the Tribe's trust property for governmental purposes requires the government to act in accordance with the duties...

INAMED CORP. v. KUZMAK

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
While a cease-and-desist letter alone is not sufficient for the exercise of personal jurisdiction in a patent case, telephone calls and letters...

BIOTEC BIOLOGISCHE NATURVERPACKUNGEN GMBH & CO. KG v. BIOCORP, INC.

Intellectual Property, Patent
The district court has no duty to search through lengthy technologic documents for possible evidence, and an expert's bare assertion that a patent is...

TEGAL CORP. v. TOKYO ELECTRON CO., LTD.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
Injunctive relief against a patent infringer does not reach infringer's corporate affiliates, and merely permitting infringement does not amount to...

UMC ELECTRONICS v US

Government Contracts
A government contractor making claims for increased costs based on projections rather than actual increases experienced may be liable under the...