United States Federal Circuit - July 2016 Opinion Summaries

Advanced Ground Information Sys., Inc. v. Life360, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an infringement action involving a patent that describes a cellular communication system that allows multiple cellular phone users to monitor...

Verinata Health, Inc. v. Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Contracts
In a dispute involving the enforceability of an arbitration clause in a supply agreement between the parties, that was invoked by plaintiff in...

In Re: Magnum Oil Tools Int'l Ltd.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent holder's appeal of an inter partes review of a patent directed to technology in the field of oil drilling through use of hydraulic...

Unwired Plante, LLC v. Apple, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an infringement suit against Apple involving patents relating to extending speech recognition capabilities to mobile devices with limited resources...

Polar Electro Oy v. Suunto Oy

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
In an infringement action involving a patent directed to a method and apparatus for measuring heart rates during physical exercise and athletic...

WBIP, LLC v. Kohler Co.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute between competitors who manufacture marine generators used to create electrical power for houseboats, the District Court's...

Grover v. Office of Personnel Management

Government Benefits
In a government benefits case, involving a retirement annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System after petitioner retired as a customs officer,...

Laguna Constr. Co. Inc. v. Carter

Government Contracts
In an action brought by a company that was awarded a government contract in 2003 to perform work in Iraq, seeking reimbursement of past costs at the...

Coast Professional, Inc. v. US

Government Contracts, Debt Collection
In a dispute arising out of government contracts for student debt collection services, the Court of Federal Claims decision dismissing plaintiffs'...

Crooker v. US

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Sentence for guilty plea to charges of mailing a threatening communication and possession of a toxin without registration, is reversed where because...