United States Federal Circuit - October 2010 Opinion Summaries

Solvay SA v. Honeywell Int'l Inc.

Government Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a suit for infringement of a patent, directed to methods for making 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (non-ozone depleting hydrofluorocarbon), district...

Gilda Indus., Inc. v. US

Administrative Law, Government Law, International Law, International Trade
Decision of the Court of International Trade holding that a retaliatory duty order assessing duties against certain imports of a Spanish company had...

Holland v. US

Banking Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Contracts, Government Law
In a Winstar case, the Court of Federal Claims' holding that the government is liable for breach of contract is reversed where: 1) the plaintiffs'...

Smiley v. Dep't of Defense

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A final decision by the Merit Systems Protection Board's (Board) sustaining petitioner's removal from the position of Supervisory Supply Technician at...

Walgreen Co. of Deerfield, Il. v. US

Commercial Law, Government Law, International Law, International Trade
The Court of International Trade's affirmance of a decision by the Department of Commerce, that certain tissue paper contained in Walgreen's "Gift Bag...

Teva Pharm., USA, Inc. v. Eisai Co. Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Government Law, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In an action for a declaratory judgment brought by Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Teva), that its generic version of the drug donepezil does not infringe...

U.S. Steel Corp. v. U.S.

Government Law, International Law, International Trade
A decision of the United States Court of International Trade upholding the Department of Commerce's determination of antidumping duties against an...

In re Chippendales USA, Inc.

Entertainment Law, Government Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In plaintiff's application seeking to register its Cuffs & Collar mark as inherently distinctive for "adult entertainment services, namely exotic...