all - Opinion Summaries

SIERRA APPLIED SCIS., INC. v. ADVANCED ENERGY INDUS., INC.

Intellectual Property, Patent
A case or controversy exists as to plaintiff's 2 kW power supply, based on past sales of this device; dismissal as to that product is reversed. On...

INLAND STEEL CO. v. LTV STEEL CO.

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Patent
Defendant USX Corp. is a prevailing party, and thus is not ineligible for attorney's fees, because the district court entered a final judgment in its...

MONSANTO CO. v. MCFARLING

Agriculture, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies
Defendant was properly found to have breached its Technology Agreement with plaintiff by replanting some patented soybeans. Damages award is vacated...

JASMINE NETWORKS, INC. v. MARVELL SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

Evidence, Intellectual Property, Patent, Trade Secrets
Preliminary injunction, restraining use or disclosure of a transcript of a conversation among defendant's officers and lawyers that was inadvertently...

PHILLIPS v. AWH CORP.

Intellectual Property, Patent, Trade Secrets
Summary judgment of non-infringement is affirmed; the vandalism-resistant modular wall panels disclosed in plaintiff's patent have baffles oriented at...

NORIAN CORP. v. STRYKER CORP.

Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment of non-infringement is reversed as to plaintiff's patented kit, used to produce a calcium phosphate composition for repair of bones...

PEACEABLE PLANET, INC. v. TY, INC.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
Plaintiff has a valid trademark in the name "Niles" as applied to its plush-toy camel; summary judgment of noninfringement is reversed. On remand,...

NOVARTIS PHARMS. CORP. v. EON LABS MFG., INC.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment of non-infringement is affirmed in a case concerning a patented formulation for administering cyclosporin as a hydrosol. "Hydrosol"...

GAUS v. CONAIR CORP.

Intellectual Property, Patent
As a matter of law, defendant's hairdryers do not infringe plaintiff's patented safety mechanism, either literally or under the doctrine of...

UNOVA, INC. v. ACER INC.

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
The settlement agreement between plaintiff and Compaq did not release Hewlett-Packard from liability for infringement of plaintiff's "smart battery"...