United States Federal Circuit - May 2003 Opinion Summaries

ENTER. RENT-A-CAR CO. v. ADVANTAGE RENT-A-CAR, INC.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
Under the Trademark Amendments Act of 1999 and Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995, the owner of a famous mark cannot oppose registration based on...

DAYCO PRODS., INC. v. TOTAL CONTAINMENT, INC.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an infringement dispute over patents directed to flexible hoses and coupling assemblies for use in underground gas containment systems, summary...

IN RE CALIFORNIA INNOVATIONS, INC.

Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board applied an outdated standard in its analysis, under section 2(e)(3) of the Lanham Act, when it refused to...

RUMSFELD v. FREEDOM NY, INC.

Administrative Law, Government Contracts
In a dispute over a combat rations contract, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals' erred in invalidating one of two contract modifications...

JOHNSON v. ALL-STATE CONSTR., INC

Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Contracts
Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals's finding for defendant is reversed, as the government is entitled to withhold progress payments pursuant to...

ANTON/BAUER, INC. v. PAG, LTD.

Intellectual Property, Patent
District court erred when it held that plaintiff had not granted purchasers an implied license to practice the invention claimed in a battery pack...

FORMAN v. US

Government Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for expenses allegedly incurred pursuant to an agreement with the FBI, summary judgment in favor of the FBI is reversed where material facts...

NAT'L ORG. OF VETERANS' ADVOCATES, INC. v. SEC'Y OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Administrative Law, Government Benefits
38 C.F.R. section 3.304, providing that evidence other than veteran service records may be sufficient to establish a stressor in claims for service...

STORAGE TECH. CORP. v. CISCO SYS., INC.

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
The district court erred in its claim construction of terms "caching policy identification information" and "protocol data unit network policy" in a...

JAMES v. SANTELLA

Attorney's Fees, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Merit Systems Protection Board acted permissibly and lawfully in adopting the "substantially innocent" standard in 5 U.S.C. section 1204(m)(1)...