United States Federal Circuit - August 2014 Opinion Summaries

Cronin v. US

Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In this action brought by plaintiff-commander against the United States Navy, alleging wrongful denial of a promotion and an unduly low disability...

Ferring B.V v. Watson Laboratories, Inc.

Patent, Intellectual Property
In this patent infringement action, an injunction against defendant based on the district court's holding that the subject matter of the claims of...

Ferring B.V. v. Watson Laboratories, Inc.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
Dismissal of plaintiff's claims alleging that defendant infringed each and every claim of the patents-in-suit by filing an Abbreviated New Drug...

Mformation Technologies, Inc. v. Research in Motion LTD.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In this patent infringement action, judgment as a matter of law in favor of defendant-corporation is affirmed where the district court correctly found...

Abbvie Inc. v. Kennedy Inst. of Rheumatology

Intellectual Property, Patent
In this patent litigation, defendant owns US Patents '442 and '776, both directed towards methods of treating rheumatoid arthritis, and plaintiffs are...

Apotex Inc. v. UCB Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
Finding that plaintiffs’ patent is unenforceable due to inequitable conduct is affirmed, where the lower court did not abuse its discretion in holding...

Johnson v. McDonald

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
The decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims denying claimant's request for referral for extra-schedular consideration of his...

TYCO Healthcare Group v. Mutual Pharmaceutical Co.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs holding that they did not violate the antitrust laws by filing suit against defendant or by filing a "citizen...

ScriptPro, LLC v. Innovation Associates

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In an infringement action involving plaintiff's patent for a unit and system that that automatically fills and labels pill bottles or other...

Martin v. McDonald

Government Benefits, Health Law
The denial of claimant's application for educational assistance benefits by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is vacated and remanded, where:...