United States Federal Circuit - March 2013 Opinion Summaries

In re: Timothy Owens

Intellectual Property, Patent
Rejection of patent design application by the Board of Patent Appeals that was a continuation of a prior patented bottle is affirmed, where: 1) the...

Brandt v. US

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
Dismissal of plaintiffs' Fifth Amendment takings claim arising out of a railroad right-of way that was deemed to have reverted to the government after...

Power Integrations, Inc. v. Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.

Evidence, Intellectual Property, Patent
Judgment for plaintiff finding defendants willfully infringed plaintiff's patents related to power supplies for electronic devices and awarding...

Checkpoint Systems, Inc. v. All-Tag Security S.A.

Patent, Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property
Attorney fees and costs awarded to defendant following verdict that plaintiff's electronic anti-shoplifting devices patent was not infringed, was...

Dawson v. Dawson and Bowman

Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent interference case regarding a method for topically treating and preventing infections of the eye, the Board of Patent Appeals and...

Haddon Housing Associates, LP v. US

Government Contracts, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a consolidated action involving two Court of Federal Claims decisions related to HUD's breach of contract are: 1) reversed in part as to the Claims...

Slattery v. US

Class Actions, Government Contracts, Government Law, Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law
In litigation relating to the failure of Meritor Savings Bank after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) breached a capital agreement with...

Abbott Laboratories v. Cordis Corporation

Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
District court properly granted defendant's motion to quash two subpoenas duces tecum, where: 1) 35 U.S.C. section 24 only empowers a district court...

Frolow v. Wilson Sporting Goods Company

Commercial Law, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent, Sports Law
Judgment for defendant in suit alleging breach of license agreement and patent infringement involving tennis rackets, is: 1) reversed in part, where...

Synqor, Inc. v. Artesyn Technologies, Inc.

Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Judgment for plaintiff finding defendants infringed on its patents related to its power converter systems is affirmed, where: 1) defendants did not...