United States Federal Circuit - January 2018 Opinion Summaries

NY and Presbyterian Hospital v. US

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law, Health Law
Reversing and remanding the dismissal of a suit between a hospital and the US where the hospital sought to recover money paid to medical residents to...

MaxLinear, Inc. v. CF Crespe LLC

Intellectual Property, Patent
Vacating a decision and remanding to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board a case where dependent claims in a patent suit were held in a separate action...

Core Wireless Licensing S.A.R.L. v. LG Electronics, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
Affirming district court decisions denying summary judgment on patent claims and determining that some of the claims relating to electronics display...

Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith and Nephew, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
Affirming a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision entering an adverse judgment in a patent suit because the Board acted within the scope of the...

Glycine and More, Inc. v. US

International Trade, Civil Procedure, Administrative Law
Affirming decisions by the Court of International Trade affirming a decision by the US Department of Commerce extending the deadline for the plaintiff...

Augustawestland North America, Inc. v. US

Government Law, Civil Procedure, Administrative Law
Reversing a trial court decision and vacating a preliminary injunction in a case where the Court of Federal Claims enjoined the US Army from...

In Re: Janssen Biotech, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
Affirming the rejection of claims for obviousness-type double patenting in the rejection of an attempt to extend the length of an expiring patent...

Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. v. US International Trade Commission

Commercial Law, Tax Law, International Trade, International Law
Affirming the US Court of International Trade's decision sustaining the International Trade Commission's finding that Chinese imports of crystalline...

Flexuspine, Inc. v. Globus Medical, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
Affirming district court decisions denying motions by the defense, but granting summary judgment on noninfringement in a case involving proposed...

Securiforce International America, LLC v. US

Civil Procedure, Administrative Law, Contracts
Affirming Court of Federal Claims determinations that the termination of a contract for fuel delivery was properly terminated by the Defense Logistics...