United States Federal Circuit - May 2007 Opinion Summaries

Motionless Keyboard Co. v. Microsoft Corp.

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute brought against Microsoft, Nokia and Saitek involving an ergonomic keyboard, summary judgment finding that defendants did not...

Honeywell Int'l Inc. v. Universal Avionics Sys. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement case involving aviation electronics, specifically terrain warning systems, rulings invalidating certain claims and finding no...

In re Bayer Aktiengesellschaft

Cyberspace Law, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In proceedings involving Bayer's efforts to register the mark "ASPIRINA" in connection with analgesic goods, a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruling...

Monsanto Co. v. McFarling

Agriculture, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies
In a patent dispute involving the Roundup system for weed control that uses genetically modified crops, a judgment awarding damages to plaintiff for...

McKesson Info. Solutions, Inc. v. Bridge Med., Inc.

Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute involving plaintiff's nondisclosure of three items of information during prosecution of the patent at issue, in a setting where...

Wechsler v. Macke Int'l Trade, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies
In a patent dispute involving a portable device for carrying and dispensing water for a pet, grant of judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) that...

Centex Corp. v. US

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Contracts, Government Law
In an action alleging the U.S. breached contracts by which plaintiffs agreed to acquire failing thrifts insured by the government in exchange for...

Sanders v. Nicholson

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Military Law
Any error in a Veterans Claims Assistance Act (VCAA) notice is presumed prejudicial, and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has the burden of...

Simmons v. Nicholson

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Military Law
A decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims vacating and remanding a decision denying claimant's claim for service connection for...

Gen. Mills, Inc. v. Kraft Foods Global, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute involving rolled food items, dismissal of General Mills' claim for patent infringement against Kraft Foods and a judgment finding...