United States Federal Circuit - March 2010 Opinion Summaries

Bush v. US

Administrative Law, Government Law, Tax Law
In taxpayers' consolidated tax refund suits claiming that the IRS failed to issue deficiency notices as required by law (making tax assessments...

HIF Bio, Inc. v. Yung Shin Pharms. Indus. Co., Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
On remand from the Supreme Court's reversal of a decision that the Federal Circuit lacked appellate jurisdiction to review a district court's remand...

Power-One, Inc. v. Artesyn Techs., Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an action claiming infringement of patents relating to power supply systems for controlling, programming and monitoring point-of-load (POL)...

Enzo Biochem. Inc. v. Applera Corp.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement suit involving patents directed to various techniques for labeling and detecting nucleic acids, judgment of the district...

Bastien v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Military Law
Decision of the Veteran's Court affirming the decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals that the death of claimant's husband did not result from his...

Pressure Prods. Med. Supplies, Inc. v. Greatbatch Ltd.

Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement action relating to patents for a medical device known as an introducer, which is a device that permits a surgeon to place and...

Jade Trading, LLC v. US

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Tax Law
In a petition for readjustment of the partnership items of petitioners' company, the decision of the Court of Federal Claims is affirmed in part,...

ATK Thiokol, Inc. v. US

Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law
The decision of the Court of Federal Claims that Development Effort costs for plaintiff's upgraded rocket motor were chargeable as indirect...

Odom's Tennessee Pride Sausage, Inc. v. FF Acquisition, LLC

Government Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In plaintiff's opposition to a trademark application filed by defendant, alleging likelihood of confusion with its own marks, a decision of the United...

Braza v. Office of Pers. Mgmt.

Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a widow's claim for a survivor annuity as the spouse of a deceased civil service employee, decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board affirming...