United States Federal Circuit - November 2008 Opinion Summaries

US v. Nat'l Semiconductor Corp.

International Trade, Remedies
In a suit over alleged underpayment of merchandise processing fees on customs entries, award of penalties and prejudgment interest are affirmed in...

In Re Basell Poliolefine Italia S.P.A.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an inventor's appeal of a reexamination, rejection of all claims of a process patent for the polymerization of certain unsaturated hydrocarbons is...

Rothe Dev. Corp. v. Dep't of Defense

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law
In an equal-protection challenge to the requirements of 10 U.S.C. section 2323 setting a "goal" that a certain percentage of defense contracting...

In Re DBC

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an appeal from the reexamination of a patent describing a "nutraceutical" composition prepared from the mangosteen fruit, rejection of all pending...