United States Federal Circuit - July 2009 Opinion Summaries

Northwest Louisiana Fish & Game Preserve Comm'n v. U.S.

Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
Court of Federal Claims' dismissal of plaintiff's Fifth Amendment taking claim is affirmed where it correctly determined that plaintiff's property...

In re McNeil-PPC, Inc.

Evidence, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent application dispute involving tampon design, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences judgment is reversed where: 1) plaintiff's appeal...

Salman Ranch Ltd. v. US

Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In a dispute involving a Final Partnership Administrative Adjustment issued by the IRS, Court of Federal Claims judgment is reversed where the court...

Abbott Laboratories v. US

Government Law, Tax Law
In a dispute involving a request for a tax refund, Court of Federal Claims' judgment is affirmed where the government's interpretation of the law is...

Lisanti v. Office of Personnel Mgmt.

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Merit Systems Protection Board judgment regarding the Office of Personnel Management's calculation of plaintiff's retirement annuity is affirmed...

Wavetronic v. EIS Electronic Integrated Systems

Intellectual Property, Patent, Transportation
In a patent infringement action involving systems for monitoring the flow of automobile traffic on thoroughfares, summary judgment for defendant is...

Kirkendall v. Dep't of the Army

Administrative Law, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
Merit Systems Protection Board judgment is reversed where plaintiff's rights under the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act rights were violated and...

Blackboard, Inc. v. Desire2Learn, Inc.

Education Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement action involving Internet-based educational support systems, district court judgment is affirmed in part, reversed in part...

Lai Services, Inc. v. Gates

Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Military Law
In a contract dispute involving material distribution services for the military, Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals judgment is reversed where:...

Univ. of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education v. Hedrick

Education Law, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute involving the differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells, district court judgment finding that defendants were not co-inventors...