all - Opinion Summaries

DANA v. E.S. ORIGINALS, INC.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
The district court's application of offensive collateral estoppel, based on rulings entered against the defendants in an earlier case, is vacated...

JANSEN v. REXALL SUNDOWN, INC.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
The district court's decision granting summary judgment that defendant has not infringed plaintiff's patent, directed to methods of preventing anemia...

DOW CHEMICAL CO. v. MEE INDUS., INC.

Intellectual Property, Patent
Judgment of invalidity of two claims of a patent directed to improving the efficiency of gas turbines by increasing power output is reversed; district...

UNIV. OF W. VIRGINIA, BD OF TRUSTEES v. VANVOORHIES

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
The district court abused its discretion in denying defendant's FRCP 59 and 60 motion for relief from an order requiring the assignment of certain...

UNIV.OF COLORADO FOUND., INC. v. AM. CYANAMID CO.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In an action for fraudulent nondisclosure and unjust enrichment, where defendant copied parts of a confidential manuscript to obtain a patent to...

HONEYWELL INT'L, INC. v. INT'L TRADE COMM'N

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Patent
Claims of a patent disclosing a process for production of a polyester product were insolubly ambiguous, thus the U.S. International Trade Commission...

BAYER AG v. HOUSEY PHARMS., INC.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
Infringement under 35 U.S.C. section 271(g) is limited to physical goods that were manufactured and does not include information generated by a...

E-PASS TECHS., INC. v. 3COM CORP.

Intellectual Property, Patent
Where the district court's construction of the claim term "electronic multi-function card" was incorrect, and issues of material fact remain in...

ELECS. FOR IMAGING, INC. v. COYLE

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent, Trade Secrets
Dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction of complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief is reversed. Plaintiff established a prima facie case...

GTE WIRELESS, INC. v. CELLEXIS INT'L, INC.

Communications Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Patent
Based on the procedural history and extrinsic evidence, there are conflicting reasonable interpretations of a settlement agreement which create a...