United States Federal Circuit - June 2008 Opinion Summaries

Innovation Techs., Inc. v. Splash! Med. Devices, LLC

Attorney's Fees, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a case involving a patent covering a method for irrigating wounds, a ruling that the patent infringement suit at hand was an "exceptional case"...

Consolidation Coal Co. v. U.S.

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law
In an action involving whether the application of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamations Act's (SMCRA) reclamation fee to export sales of coal...

Kahn v. Dept. of Justice

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging that plaintiff's transfer from South Carolina to an Atlanta Field Division of the DEA was in retaliation for making protected...

Burandt v. Dudas

Patent
Summary judgment in favor of defendant-Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office affirming his denial to reinstate plaintiff's patent for...

Gurley v. Peake

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
Denial of claimant-appellant's application for attorneys' fees and expenses pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act is affirmed where claimant was...

Gallo v. U.S.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by an FAA air traffic controller involving an alleged violation of 5 U.S.C. section 8151, a provision enacted as part of 1974...

Helmsderfer v. Bobrick Washroom Equip., Inc.

Evidence, Intellectual Property, Patent
Judgment for defendants holding that they did not infringe plaintiff's patent on vandalism-resistant baby diaper changing stations is affirmed where:...

Gen. Injectables & Vaccines, Inc. v. Gates

Administrative Law, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Government Contracts
A decision of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals affirming the termination of a government contract for default is affirmed where: 1) an...

Romero v. Dept. of Defense

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
A decision by the Merit Systems Protection Board affirming the removal of an auditor for the Office of the Inspector General for failing to maintain...

Mars, Inc. v. Coin Acceptors, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Patent
In a patent infringement case, judgment finding that plaintiff had standing to recover damages and imposing a reasonable royalty rate, as well as...