all - Opinion Summaries

Hydril Co. LP v. Grant Prideco LP

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
Dismissal of antitrust, patent, and state law contract claims involving a type of pipe are reversed in part and vacated in part where: 1) the conduct...

MBO Labs., Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson & Co.

Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment of noninfringement for defendant in a patent dispute involving a design for a hypodermic safety syringe is reversed in part as to the...

Vas-Cath, Inc. v. Curators of the Univ. of Missouri

Administrative Law, Education Law, Government Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Dismissal of plaintiff's appeal from a decision by the PTO in favor of defendant-university in a patent interference proceeding is reversed where, by...

Kahle v. Gonzales

Constitutional Law, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
Dismissal of a complaint brought by the builders of an "Internet library" is affirmed where Eldred v. Ashcroft, 537 U.S. 186 (2003), forclosed their...

Ortho-McNeil Pharm., Inc. v. Caraco Pharm. Labs., Ltd.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment for defendant of non-infringement of a claim in a patent directed to a pharmaceutical composition of drugs that act as pain relievers...

Transclean Corp. v. Jiffy Lube Int'l, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement suit brought against Jiffy Lube and other fast lube businesses involving an automatic transmission fluid changing machine,...

Positive Software Solutions v. New Century Mortgage Corp.

Contracts, Copyright, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets
In the context of the question of whether an arbitration award must be vacated for "evident partiality," 9 U.S.C. section 10(a)(2), due to an...

CreAgri, Inc. v. USANA Health Sciences, Inc.

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In the context of acquiring trademark rights via "use in commerce," only lawful use in commerce can give rise to trademark priority.

E-Pass Techs., Inc. v. 3Com Corp.

Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment of non-infringement, in which the court held that none of the defendants directly or indirectly infringed plaintiff's patent relating...

Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. v. Int'l Trade Comm'n

Intellectual Property, International Trade, Patent, Remedies
In an appeal from a final determination concerning civil penalties for violation of a cease and desist order which barred defendant from importing...