United States Federal Circuit - January 2006 Opinion Summaries

In re: Johnston

Intellectual Property, Patent
Decision affirming an examiner's rejection of all claims in a patent on a type of large diameter spiral pipe is affirmed where there was no error in...

Summit Tech., Inc. v. Nidek Co., Ltd.

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies
Award of costs for defendant who prevailed in an underlying patent infringement suit is vacated in part where certain portions of the award were...

Energizer Holdings, Inc. v. Int'l Trade Comm'n

Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade, Patent
Ruling of the International Trade Commission in an action under the Tariff Act involving allegedly infringing imported batteries holding that all of...

Applied Med. Res. Corp. v. US Surgical Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Judgment of willful patent infringement involving surgical devices for plaintiff and award of damages, attorney fees, and interest is affirmed where...

Jacobs Eng'g Group, Inc. v. US

Construction, Contracts, Government Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment requiring the government to reimburse plaintiff-contractor for 80 percent of its costs of performance in a dispute over a development...

Stern v. Trustees of Columbia Univ.

Drugs & Biotech, Education Law, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment for defendants in a case brought by plaintiff seeking to be added as a co-inventor on certain patent claims involving the treatment...

Stern v. Trustees of Columbia Univ.

Drugs & Biotech, Education Law, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment for defendants in a case brought by plaintiff seeking to be added as a co-inventor on certain patent claims involving the treatment...

Stern v. Trustees of Columbia Univ.

Drugs & Biotech, Education Law, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment for defendants in a case brought by plaintiff seeking to be added as a co-inventor on certain patent claims involving the treatment...

Stern v. Trustees of Columbia Univ.

Drugs & Biotech, Education Law, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment for defendants in a case brought by plaintiff seeking to be added as a co-inventor on certain patent claims involving the treatment...

Saab Cars USA, Inc. v. US

Administrative Law, International Law, International Trade
Judgments denying plaintiff's protest of decisions denying duty allowances for defective imported automobiles are affirmed over plaintiff-importer's...