United States Federal Circuit - July 2010 Opinion Summaries

Hacker v. US

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Government Benefits, Government Law
In an application for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) cash benefits by grape farmers, the U.S. Court of International Trade's affirmance of the...

Becton, Dickinson & Co. v. Tyco Healthcare Group, LP

Evidence, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a suit for infringement of plaintiff's patent, directed toward a safety needle designed to prevent accidental needle stick injuries, district...

Sun Pharm. Indus. Ltd. v. Eli Lilly & Co.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a generic drug manufacturer's suit for a declaratory judgment against Eli Lilly, seeking declaratory relief that a patent related to treating...

Wyers v. Master Lock Co.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an action for infringement of patents related to hitch pin locks that secure trailers to cars and sport utility vehicles, a jury finding that...

Gardin v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Military Law
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims' (Veterans Court) affirmance of the Board of Veterans Appeals' denial of a veteran's claim for...

In re Giacomini

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a case involving petitioner's patent application, claiming a technique for selectively storing electronic data in a readily accessible memory...

Telcordia Technologies, Inc. v. Cisco Sys. Inc.

Communications Law, Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies
In plaintiff's suit for infringement of three patents related to transmission of data in telecommunications networks, the judgment of the district...

Diamond Sawblades Mfr. Coation v. US

Commercial Law, Government Law, International Law, International Trade
In an antidumping case involving diamond sawblades and related parts from Korea and China, decisions of the Court of International Trade are affirmed...