United States Federal Circuit - February 2005 Opinion Summaries

SPARTON CORP. v. US

Intellectual Property, Military Law, Patent
In a patent dispute, summary judgment of invalidity, in favor of defendant under the on-sale bar of 35 U.S.C. section 102(b), is reversed where the...

BATES v. NICHOLSON

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility

MURAKAMI v. US

Government Law, Military Law
Denial of plaintiff's claim for a redress payment, arising from the internment of persons of Japanese ancestry during World War II, is affirmed where...

EVIDENT CORP. v. CHURGE & DWIGHT CO. INC.

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement suit, the award of attorney fees to defendant is affirmed where the district court did not err in determining that the case...

GREENWOOD ASSOC. v. PERRY

Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
Denial of plaintiff's claim for a reimbursement of real estate taxes is affirmed where the Board of Contract Appeals properly construed the tax...

RATES TECH. INC. v. NORTEL NETWORKS CORP.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
The filing of a counter-claim, cross-claim, or third-party demand does not operate as a waiver of an objection to jurisdiction, whether that objection...

PRICE v. SOCIAL SEC. ADMIN.

Attorney's Fees, Labor & Employment Law
The Merit Systems Protection Board's denial of plaintiff's motion for attorney fees is affirmed where the Board properly determined that an award of...

CROWLEY v. US

Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff does not qualify for law enforcement officer status on the grounds that he was not authorized to carry a gun, arrest suspects, execute...

TRANSCAPITAL LEASING ASSOC. v. US

Civil Procedure, Tax Law
The "principal place of business" provision of 26 U.S.C. section 6226(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code does not impose an additional jurisdictional...

MAPU v. NICHOLSON

Government Benefits, Military Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's appeal, alleging that he was improperly denied veterans' benefits, is affirmed where his notice of appeal was not received...