United States Federal Circuit - October 2005 Opinion Summaries

Callicrate v. Wadsworth Manufacturing, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a complex infringement case, substantial evidence did not support the jury's verdicts of non-infringement and invalidity of the Plaintiff's...

Sorensen v. International Trade Commission

Intellectual Property, Patent
Where a patent claim within an injection molding patent required that the first and second materials have -different characteristics,- an identical...

Medimmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
A licensee in good standing under a patent, and not in reasonable apprehension of suit, cannot bring a declaratory action to challenge the patent...

Sicom Sys. v. Agilent Tech.

Intellectual Property, Patent
Dismissal of plaintiff's infringement action is affirmed where plaintiff did not qualify as an "effective patentee" and therefore lacked standing...

Novo Nordisk Pharm. v. Bio-Tech. Gen. Corp.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning human growth hormones, the district court improperly ruled that plaintiff's patent was invalid based on anticipation...

Invitrogen Corp. v. Biocrest Mfg.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning DNA, the trial court's judgment of invalidity is reversed where it relied on an incorrect understanding of public use.

Hynix Semiconductor v. US

International Trade
The Court of International Trade's determination of a duty order on dynamic random access memory semiconductors is reversed where plaintiff's R &...

Lizardtech, Inc. v. Earth Res. Mapping, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning digital image technology, summary judgment, holding that defendant did not infringe the patent at issue, is affirmed...

JVW Enter. v. Interact Accessories, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning video game accessories, judgment of noninfringement in favor of defendant is reversed where the district court erred in...

Union Carbide v. Shell Oil Co.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement claim concerning the production of ethylene oxide, a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff is affirmed; however, the damage...