United States Federal Circuit - July 2011 Opinion Summaries

The Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a dispute involving jurisdiction under the Declaratory Judgment Act and arising from a challenge to defendant's patents involving cancer research,...

Eon-Net LP v. Flagstar Bancorp

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Intellectual Property, Patent, Sanctions
In a patent dispute arising from the entry of a stipulated order of noninfringement, judgment of the district court awarding defendant attorney's fees...

In re Lovin

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a dispute involving a patent claim concerning a method and system of friction welding, judgment of Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences on...

Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Paddock Laboratories, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement action concerning a claim to conjugated estrogen pharmaceutical compositions for use in hormone replacement therapies, order...

Turner Construction Company, Inc. v. US

Administrative Law, Construction, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law
In a dispute arising from a contest to a termination and re-procurement decision by the Army Corps of Engineers vitiating a contract award to...

First Annapolis Bancorp, Inc. v. US

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law
In a Winstar-related dispute involving the scope of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, judgment of the trial...

Retractable Technologies, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson and Co.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a dispute arising for an action for patent infringement, judgment and injunction of the district court in favor the plaintiff is affirmed in part...

General Protecht Group, Inc. v. Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies
In a dispute arising from the grant of a preliminary injunction to enforce a forum selection clause in a settlement agreement, judgment of the...