United States Federal Circuit - November 2016 Opinion Summaries

Apple Inc. v. Ameranth, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an action for Covered Business Method (CBM) review of patents related to computer systems with hardware and software, which specifications disclose...

US v. Doe

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Sentence and conviction of aggravated identity theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 1028A, are affirmed where: 1) evidence of a defendant's...

Unwired Planet LLC v. Google Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an appeal of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's final written decision involving a patent describing a system and method for restricting access to...

Rocky Mountain Helium, LLC v. US

Government Contracts
In a suit against the U.S. asserting breach of two contracts concerning plaintiff's potential extraction of helium from beneath federal lands, the1994...

Unwired Planet v. Google

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent action, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision invalidating challenged claims of U.S. Patent No, 7,024,205 as obvious is affirmed...

Perfect Surgical Techniques v. Olympus America, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent action, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision invalidating certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,030,384 is vacated and remanded where...

Christian Faith Fellowsihp Church v. Adidas AG

Commercial Law, Trademark, Intellectual Property
In a petition filed by Adidas, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's final judgment cancelling a Church's trademarks for failing to use the marks in...

Diversified Group Inc. v. US

Tax Law
In an action brought against the United States, seeking a refund of payments made toward a federal tax penalty which the Internal Revenue Service...

In Re: Nuvasive, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent, Health Law, Administrative Law
In an appeal arising out of a petition for inter partes review of certain claims of a patent related to spinal fusion implants designed to be inserted...

REG Synthetic Fuels, LLC v. Neste Oil Oyj

Patent, Intellectual Property, Evidence
In an appeal arising from a petition for inter partes review filed against certain claims of a patent directed to paraffin compositions containing...