United States Federal Circuit - September 2008 Opinion Summaries

Praxair, Inc. v. ATMI, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a suit alleging infringement of three patents describing pressurized storage containers for fluids used in making semiconductors, judgment of...

Conley v. Peake

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
In a claim for veterans' benefits, affirmation of Board of Veterans' Appeals decision denying claimant an earlier effective date for his...

Amber Res. Co. v. US

Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Remedies
In a suit claiming that the government breached agreements allowing plaintiffs-lessees to explore and develop offshore oil and gas resources in...

Casitas Muni. Water Dist. v. US

Constitutional Law, Construction, Contracts, Environmental Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
In a suit alleging breach of contract and a taking by the government in connection with the financing of a water-supply project, summary judgment in...

Lucent Techs, Inc. v. Gateway, Inc.

Communications Law, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In an action alleging infringement of two patents directed to methods of compressing digital audio files, judgment as a matter of law for defendants...

Broadcom Corp. v. Qualcomm Inc.

Communications Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a suit over three patents for baseband processor chips used in 3G mobile telephone handsets, jury findings of infringement and issuance of a...

Greenstreet v. Soc. Sec. Admin.

Administrative Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a grievance arising from defendant's termination of plaintiff-employee, an arbitrator's decision reinstating plaintiff without back pay is affirmed...

Aristocrat Techs. Australia Pty Ltd. v. Int'l Game Tech.

Gaming Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In an infringement suit over patents for electronic gaming machines, summary judgment for defendants on the ground that plaintiff had abandoned its...

Aristocrat Techs. Australia Pty Ltd. v. Int'l Game Tech.

Gaming Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In an infringement suit over patents for electronic gaming machines, summary judgment for defendants on the ground that plaintiff had abandoned its...

Egyptian Goddess, Inc. v. Swisa, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an infringement suit over a design patent for a nail buffer, summary judgment of noninfringement is affirmed where: 1) the "point of novelty" test...