United States Federal Circuit - April 2005 Opinion Summaries

The Gillette Co. v. Energizer Holdings, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning four-bladed safety razors, the district court erred in limiting plaintiff's patent to encompass safety razors with...

Leonard v. Nicholson

Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims did not err in denying plaintiff's request for an earlier effective date for his total disability based on...

Oja v. Dep't of the Army

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's appeal of the denial of his petition for enforcement of a settlement agreement is dismissed where he did not file a petition for review...

Bannum, Inc. v. US

Contracts
In a contract dispute, dismissal of plaintiff's post-award bid protest is affirmed where defendant-government's violation of the terms of a request...

Wilson v. US

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Health Law
The Court of Federal Claims correctly decided that the scheme for comprehensive administrative and judicial review set forth in the Medicare Act...

Hoffer v. Microsoft Corp.

Patent, Intellectual Property

Space Sys. v. Lockheed Martin Corp.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning satellite technology, the district court erred in holding that plaintiff's patent is invalid for failure to comply with...

Hornback v. US

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
Dismissal of plaintiff's claim seeking compensation for the reclassification of his patent application as secret is affirmed where his complaint is...

McEntee v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd.

Elections, Government Law
The Merit Systems Protection Board correctly decided that plaintiff committed violations of the Hatch Act by running as a candidate for election to a...

Moden v. US

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of plaintiffs' suit, alleging an inverse condemnation due to the contamination of their land, is affirmed where plaintiffs failed to present...