United States Federal Circuit - August 2009 Opinion Summaries

In re Bose Corp.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's finding that Bose Corporation (BOSE) committed fraud on the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PRO) in...

Sharp v. US

Government Benefits, Military Law
A ruling permitting surviving spouses of deceased veterans and military retirees to receive Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) payments unreduced by the...

Malloy v. US Postal Service

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
The decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board affirming petitioner's removal from employment by the United States Postal Service (USPS) is...

Sky Technologies, LLC v. SAP AG

Intellectual Property, Patent, Property Law & Real Estate
In a patent infringement case involving a portfolio of patents which were assigned and held as collateral, judgment of the district court finding that...

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. v. St. Jude Med., Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement case involving implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), district court's judgment is reversed in part and affirmed in...

Callaway Golf Co. v. Acushnet Co.

Intellectual Property, Patent, Sports Law
In a patent infringement action involving golf balls, district court judgment is affirmed in part and vacated in part where: 1) the court did not err...

Gambill v. Shinseki

Health Law, Military Law
In a dispute over a denial of disability benefits, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims judgment is affirmed where the absence of a right to...

Sims v. Shinseki

Health Law, Military Law
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims judgment denying claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is affirmed where: 1) the...

Wedgetail, Ltd. v. Huddleston Deluxe, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a dispute over attorney's fees in a patent infringement action, the district court's decision not to award attorney's fees is affirmed where: 1)...

Cushman v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
In a dispute involving a veteran's service-connected disability claim, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims judgment is reversed where: 1) a veteran...