United States Federal Circuit - April 2009 Opinion Summaries

Walch v. Shinseki

In an action involving a veteran's claim for service connection, United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims judgment against plaintiff is...

Every Penny Counts, Inc. v. Am. Express Co.

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement action involving an automatic donation system, district court judgment is affirmed where the court appropriately construed...

Tip Top Constr., Inc. v. US

Government Contracts
In a bid protest action, Court of Federal Claims judgment is affirmed where: 1) the contracting officer's decision to reject plaintiff's bid bond was...

In re Spirits Int'l., L.V.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark action, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruling is vacated and remanded where the Board applied an incorrect test for materiality in...

Revolution Eyewear, Inc. v. Aspex Eyewear, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement action involving eyewear, district court judgment is affirmed where: 1) the court did not abuse its discretion in denying...

Ritchie v. Vast Res., Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement action involving sexual devices, district court's judgment is reversed where the patented invention would have been obvious...

Adamsen v. Dept. of Agric.

Labor & Employment Law
In an action challenging an employment termination, Merit Systems Protection Board's affirmance of plaintiff's removal by the Department of...

Princo Corp. v. Int'l Trade Comm'n

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement action involving compact disc technology, International Trade Commission order against plaintiff is affirmed in part and...

Synthes v. GMReis

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement action involving a bone plating system, district court's dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction is reversed where...

Bassing v. US

Tax Law
In an action involving an income tax refund, Court of Federal Claims judgment is affirmed where the court did not err in dismissing plaintiff's refund...