United States Federal Circuit - August 2015 Opinion Summaries

The Dow Chemical Corp. v. NOVA Chemicals Corp.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an infringement suit involving a patents direct to ethylene polymer compositions (a type of plastic) with improved modulus, yield strength, impact...

Hyatt v. Lee

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a suit under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) against the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) and its acting director under 5 U.S.C. section...

ABT Systems, LLC v. Emerson Electric Co.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an infringement case involving a patent relating to heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, the district court's rulings on...

Jack Wolfskin Ausrustung Fur Draussen GmbH & Co. KGAA v. New Millennium Sports, S.L.U.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark registration dispute involving paw prints for use with plaintiff's clothing, footwear and accessory products, the Trademark Trial and...

Personalized User Model, LLP v. Google, Inc.

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent, Labor & Employment Law
In a breach of employment contract counterclaim in an underlying infringement suit involving patents for inventions related to "Personal Web," the...

JVC Kenwood Corp. v. Nero, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an action for contributory and induced infringement of certain patents directed to various uses of DVD and Blu-ray optical discs, the district...

In Re: Louisiana Fisy Fry Products, Ltd.

Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark appeal of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's decision affirming the refusal to register the mark LOUISIANA FISH FRY PRODUCTS BRING...

Vassallo v. Dep't of Defense

Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
In a veteran's action seeking corrective action from the Merit Systems Protection Board after he applied for a position at the Department of Defense,...

Akami Techs., Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an infringement action relating to a patent which claims methods for delivering content over the Internet, on remand from the US Supreme Court, and...

Albemarle Corp. & Subsidiaries v. US

Tax Law
In a suit for a refund of certain taxes paid in the 1997 and 1998 tax years, the Court of Federal Claims dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where...