United States Federal Circuit - December 2006 Opinion Summaries

Ventana Med. Sys., Inc. v. Biogenex Labs., Inc.

Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent case involving patents relating to automated methods and apparatuses for staining microscope slides, grant of a judgment of...

Eli Lilly & Co. v. Zenith Goldline Pharms., Inc.

Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent suit brought by Eli Lilly involving a compound used to treat schizophrenia, which arose from defendants' filing of an Abbreviated New Drug...

Richlin Sec. Serv. Co. v. Chertoff, Sec'y of Homeland Sec.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), paralegal services are not recoverable as fees, but are only recoverable as expenses at the cost to the...

Processed Plastic Co. v. US

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, International Law, International Trade, Tax Law
Summary judgment in favor of the government, holding that Customs properly classified children's backpacks and one children's beach bag containing...

Lary v. US Postal Serv.

Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a case involving an employee terminated for tardiness connected to his sleep disorder, a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board denying...

Adams v. US

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by federal law enforcement officers seeking compensation from the government for the time they spend commuting to and from work in...

Plumtree Software, Inc. v. Datamize, LLC

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent case involving a computer program authoring tool, grant of motions to dismiss and summary judgment in favor of plaintiff on the ground...

L & W, Inc. v. Shertech, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a suit brought by a manufacturer of heat shields for automobiles seeking a declaratory judgment that it did not infringe defendant's patent and...

Norsk Hydro Canada, Inc. v. US

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, International Trade
In a case involving an overcharge made by Customs on duties collected from an importer of magnesium and magnesium alloy, a judgment of the Court of...

Planet Bingo, LLC v. Gametech Int'l, Inc.

Gaming Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent case involving methods of playing bingo, a district court's non-infringement and invalidity findings are affirmed where the district court...