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Fort James Corp. v. Solo Cup Co.

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute, dismissal of defendant's counterclaim is reversed where the district court erred in concluding that a post-trial covenant not to...

Checkpoint Sys. v. All-Tag Security

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a suit for patent infringement concerning theft prevention devices, summary judgment in favor of defendant is reversed where genuine issues of...

Upsher-Smith Laboratories v. Pamlab

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning vitamin supplements, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where the disputed patents are invalid for...

Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary v. QLT Phototherapeutics, Inc.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a dispute over the licensing of Visudyne, a drug that treats vision loss, dismissal of plaintiff's suit is reversed where the allegations...

Default Proof Credit Card Sys. v. Home Depot

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning a system for dispensing debit cards through terminals, summary judgment against plaintiff is affirmed where the patent...

Ultra-Precision Mfg. v. Ford Motor Co.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning an air conditioner compressor, judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where the district court's conclusion of law...

Merck v. Integra Lifesciences

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
The use of patented compounds in preclinical studies is protected under 37 U.S.C. section 271(e)(1) as long as there is a reasonable basis to believe...

Princeton Biochemicals, Inc. v. Beckman Coulter, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement dispute, judgment as a matter of law in favor of defendant is affirmed where the district court properly concluded that...

Qualcomm Inc. v. Texas Instruments

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
The confidentiality provision in a Patent Portfolio Agreement (PPA) is not a material term of that agreement since the "root" of the PPA is patent...

Air Turbine Tech. v. Atlas Copco AB

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a suit alleging 1) infringement of a tool patent, 2) violation of the Lanham Act, and 3) unfair competition under Florida law, the district court...