United States Federal Circuit - July 2017 Opinion Summaries

Earnhardt v. Earnhardt

Trademark, Intellectual Property
Vacating and remanding the decision that the trademark in 'EARNHARDT COLLECTION' was not primarily a surname because it was unclear whether the Board...

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Merus N.V.

Intellectual Property, Patent
Affirming the district court's ruling that the plaintiff in a patent infringement suit's patent was unenforceable due to their inequitable conduct...

Soft Gel Technologies, Inc. v. Jarrow Formulas, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
Affirming the invalidation of three related Soft Gel patents by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board because a finding of obviousness requires a...

Miskill v. Social Security Administration

Labor & Employment Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Vacating and remanding an arbitrator's award sustaining her removal by the Social Security Administration for violations of the Administration's time...

Manzanares v. Shulkin

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Military Law, Injury & Tort Law
Affirming the denials of the US Court of Appeals for Veteran Claims and the Board of Veterens' Appeals of a claim for an earlier effective date for a...

The Container Store v. US

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Trade, Commercial Law, Tax Law, International Law
Reversing and remanding the final judgment of the United States Court of International Trade case granting summary judgment to the government because...

Johnson v. Shulkin

Government Benefits, Military Law
Reversing and remanding a Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims case involving a veteran receiving treatment for 'jungle rot,' determining that the...

Apex Frozen Foods Private LTD. v. US

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Trade, International Law
Affirming the Court of International Trade's affirmation of the US Department of Commerce's findings following a review of the antidumping duty order...

Genband US LLC v. Metaswitch Networks Corp.

Remedies, Intellectual Property, Patent
Vacating and remanding for reconsideration a patent infringement case where a jury found infringement but the court refused a permanent injunction...

IPCOM GMBH & Co. v. HTC Corp.

Patent, Intellectual Property
Affirming that the Patent Trial Appeals Board had the authority to consider the patentability of claims and reject them, but vacating and remanding...