United States Federal Circuit - November 2005 Opinion Summaries

Pfizer v. Teva Pharm.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies
Order granting plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction against defendants, generic drug manufacturers, is affirmed where the district court...

IPXL v. Amazon.com

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment for defendant in a patent infringment case regarding a transaction system for online purchases is affirmed; however, the award of...

Invitrogen v. Clontech

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
The district court-s invalidity judgment and conception ruling in a patent case involving molecular biology are vacated where it misapplied the law of...

Norman v. US

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case involving governmental wetland delineations within land owned by plaintiffs and intended for development, the dismissal of plaintiffs'...

Microstrategy Inc. v. Bus. Objects

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies, Trade Secrets
In a case involving numerous software patent and business tort claims, summary judgment for defendant on a tortious interference with contract claim...

Augustine v. Dep't of Veteran Affairs

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Government Law
The purposes of the fee-shifting statute in the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act can be served only by allowing attorneys' fees for...

Cayat v. Nicholson

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
Denial of plaintiff's veteran disability claim for service-connected disability is affirmed where plaintiff's alleged service-connected disability was...

Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. v. Graco Children's Prods., Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment for defendant over plaintiff's patent infringement claim as to a child's car seat design is vacated where there exists a question of...