United States Federal Circuit - March 2011 Opinion Summaries

Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. v. US

Administrative Law, International Trade
In a case involving the standard of deference Commerce is entitled to in its 19 U.S.C. section 1677(35) interpretations, judgment of the trial court...

Storewall, LLC v. US

Civil Procedure, International Law, International Trade
In a dispute challenging the liquidation of certain imports by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Customs), summary judgment in favor of Customs...

Bennett v. Merit Systems Protection Bd.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute involving the scope of chapters 75 and 77 of title 5, dismissal by Merits System Protection Board of appeal by petitioner for lack of...

Arkansas Game and Fish Comm'n v. US

Constitutional Law, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute involving an unconstitutional takings claim, judgment by the trial court that defendant took a temporary flowage easement over the...

In re. Jung

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an appeal of a decision by Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (Board) sustaining several invalidity claims, judgment by of the Board is...

Citigroup Inc. v. Capital City Bank Group, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
In an appeal from a final decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, denial of opposition to the registration of service mark is affirmed where...

In re Verizon Business

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a petition for a writ of mandamus, district court order denying transfer to a far more convenient venue based solely on its previous handling of a...

American Piledriving Equip., Inc. v. Geoquip, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an infringement dispute involving multiple claim constructions of patents related to vibratory pile driving parts, district court summary judgment...

Innovation Toys v. MGA Entertainment

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
In an infringement dispute regarding a patent related to a chess-like, light-reflecting board game, summary judgment by district court is affirmed in...

Ford Motor Co. v. US

Civil Procedure, International Trade
In a dispute over whether plaintiff was entitled to post-entry duty refunds under NAFTA, even though it failed to file the pertinent certificates of...