United States Federal Circuit - January 2017 Opinion Summaries

Williams v. Snyder

Government Benefits, Military Law
In a veteran's benefits case, the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) judgment affirming a decision by the Board of Veterans'...

Jones v. US

Injury & Tort Law, Indian Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a civil action arising out of an alleged police execution of an apprehended suspect on an Indian Reservation, the judgment of the Court of Federal...

Mid Continent Nail Co. v. US

Administrative Law, International Trade
In an appeal involving the Department of Commerce's calculation of margin following its final decision in an antidumping investigation, in particular...

Cumberland Pharms. Inc. v. Mylan Institutional LLC

Intellectual Property, Patent, Drugs & Biotech
In an infringement involving a patent which describes and claims acetylcysteine compositions substantially free of chelating agents, the district...

Kays v. Snyder

Government Benefits, Military Law
In a veteran's appeal for disability compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder, United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims' denial of...

Tinnus Enterprises, LLC v. Telebrands Corp.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an infringement action involving a patent directed to a toy for filling water balloons, the district court's grant of a preliminary injunction...

Kennedy v. US

Military Law, Administrative Law
In a suit brought by a plaintiff who was disenrolled from the Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) program at George Washington University...

Eli Lily and Co. v. Teva Parenteral Medicines, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent, Drugs & Biotech
In a consolidated Hatch-Waxman suit to prevent Defendants from launching a generic version of a chemotherapy drug with accompanying product literature...

Phigenix, Inc. v. Immunogen, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent, Constitutional Law
In an appeal of the inter partes review decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) finding certain claims of a patent that relates to...

Walker v. Health Int'l Corp.

Sanctions, Intellectual Property, Patent, Attorney's Fees
In an appeal of attorneys fees in an underlying infringement suit: 1) the district court's award of sanctions is affirmed due to plaintiff's vexatious...