2012 Federal Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 1501 - 2000 of 2102

MOUNTFORD V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: March 29, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7200
ALEXSAM, INC. V. IDT CORP.
Date: March 29, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1063
STILLMAN V. NOVARTIS CONSUMER HEALTH, INC.
Date: March 29, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1243
BOUTIN V. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Date: March 29, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3018
JOHNSON V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: March 29, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3026
HOBSON V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: March 29, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3048
MCDANIEL V. DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Date: March 29, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3049
WILSON V. DEPT. OF THE TREASURY
Date: March 29, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3092
HIGGINS V. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Date: March 29, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3104
WILLIAMS V. U.S.
Date: March 29, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5009
KYHN V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: March 29, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7003
WOODS V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: March 29, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7070
Promega Corp. v. Life Tech. Corp.  
Date: March 28, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1263

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1996, RG, exclusive licensee of a German patent and corresponding patents in the U.S., Europe, and Japan relating to genetic identification, entered into a license agreement with Promega, granting Promega certain…

THE COMPAK COMPANIES, LLC. V. JOHNSON
Date: March 28, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1457
ROSS V. U.S.
Date: March 28, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5061
SCIELE PHARMA INC. V. LUPIN LTD.
Date: March 28, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1228
J.P. DONOVAN CONSTRUCTION, INC. V. MABUS
Date: March 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1162
King Supply Co., LLC v. United States  
Date: March 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1252

Justia Opinion Summary: Domestic producers submitted an antidumping investigation petition to the Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission concerning imports of butt-weld pipe fittings from China and Thailand. Butt-weld…

HUNT V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: March 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3001
RAZO V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: March 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7101
CASITAS MUNICIPAL WATER DIST. V. US
Date: March 27, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5033
Ergo Licensing, LLC v. CareFusion 303, Inc.  
Date: March 26, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1229

Justia Opinion Summary: The patent describes an infusion system used to meter and deliver fluids from multiple sources into a patient's body. Different fluids may be discharged at different rates using a central control device. Ergo sued…

3M Co. v. Avery Dennison Corp.  
Date: March 26, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1339

Justia Opinion Summary: Avery and 3M are competitors in the market for retroreflective sheeting technology, used in applications including road signs. In 2001, Avery sued 3M concerning patents not currently at issue; during the course of…

RAYLON V. COMPLUS DATA INNOVATIONS
Date: March 26, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1355
COMERCIO V. U.S.
Date: March 23, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1152
DOLINSKY V. DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Date: March 23, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3140
VanDesande v. United States  
Date: March 23, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5012

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff entered into a "Stipulation Agreement Regarding Damages," approved by the EEOC, to resolve her Title VII pregnancy discrimination claim against the U.S. Postal Service. She later filed suit in the Court of…

Akers v. Shinseki  
Date: March 23, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7018

Justia Opinion Summary: The widow of a veteran, who had service connected post-traumatic stress disorder rated at 100% disabling, was denied dependency and indemnity compensation benefits in 2002. She filed a Notice of Disagreement. The VA…

WILLIS V. CAN'T STOP PRODUCTIONS, INC.
Date: March 23, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1109
SERVICE REMINDER LLC. V. VOLKSWAGON GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.
Date: March 23, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1139
ASHLEY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC. V. U.S.
Date: March 23, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1196
ETHAN ALLEN GLOBAL, INC. V. U.S.
Date: March 23, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1200
STANDARD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING CO., INC. V. U.S.
Date: March 23, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1230
GINGERY V. DEPT. OF THE TREASURY
Date: March 23, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3057
BYRNE V. WOOD, HERRON & EVANS
Date: March 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1012
PEICZENIK V. BAYER CORP.
Date: March 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1385
SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH V. GENENTECH, INC.
Date: March 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1397
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA V. DEPUY SPINE, INC.
Date: March 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1422
DAY V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: March 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7035
IN RE MOORE
Date: March 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-M117
BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE OPERATIONS, LLC. V. FEDERAL CORP.
Date: March 21, 2012
Docket Number: 10-1376
B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG V. TERUMO MEDICAL CORP.
Date: March 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1400
SUESS V. U.S.
Date: March 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5101
Ebel v. Shinseki  
Date: March 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7125

Justia Opinion Summary: The veteran served in Vietnam in the 1960s. He was honorably discharged and received service connection compensation for arthritis and hearing loss. In 1993, he had a malignant melanoma surgically removed; it continued…

U.S. V. CANEX INTERNATIONAL LUMBER SALES, LTD.
Date: March 21, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1027
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP. V. PANETTA
Date: March 21, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1249
ADAMOWICZ V. U.S.
Date: March 21, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5053
SMITH V. U.S.
Date: March 21, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5074
BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE OPERATIONS, LLC. V. FEDERAL CORP.
Date: March 19, 2012
Docket Number: 10-1376
ADRAIN V. EDGE PRODUCTS LLC.
Date: March 19, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1060
THE CONTAINER STORE V. U.S.
Date: March 19, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1133
HORIZON LINES, LLC. V. U.S.
Date: March 19, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1163
TRADE ASSOCIATES, INC. V. FUSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Date: March 19, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1176
HTC CORP. V. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Date: March 19, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1204
MALONE V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: March 19, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3036
MATCHETT V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: March 19, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3060
SLATTERY V. U.S.
Date: March 19, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5041
WILDMAN V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: March 19, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7058
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC v. Federal Corp.  
Date: March 16, 2012
Docket Number: 10-1376

Justia Opinion Summary: Bridgestone registered the mark POTENZA for tires in 1984, stating use in commerce since 1981. Bridgestone registered the mark TURANZA for tires in 2004, stating use in commerce since 1991. Federal filed an intent-to-use…

CHU V. THE BOEING CO.
Date: March 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1304
THE C.W. ZUMBIEL CO., INC. V. KAPPOS
Date: March 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1332
Price v. Panetta  
Date: March 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1437

Justia Opinion Summary: A civilian employee of the Department of Defense retired in 2007 then served as a re-employed annuitant for a two-year term ending January 3, 2009. Like many Department employees, he was subject to the National Security…

ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC. V. MCHUGH
Date: March 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1536
THE FOX GROUP, INC. V. CREE, INC.
Date: March 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1576
IN RE MAINLINE CORPORATE HOLDINGS, LTD.
Date: March 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1609
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP. V. MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
Date: March 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1637
ADRAIN V. EDGE PRODUCTS LLC.
Date: March 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1060
THE CONTAINER STORE V. U.S.
Date: March 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1133
HORIZON LINES, LLC. V. U.S.
Date: March 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1163
TRADE ASSOCIATES, INC. V. FUSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Date: March 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1176
HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE INC. V. APOTEX INC.
Date: March 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1270
MATCHETT V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: March 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3060
WILDMAN V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: March 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7058
Marine Polymer Tech., Inc. .Hemcon, Inc.  
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number: 10-1548

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff owns the 245 Patent, originally issued in 2005, and claims p-GlcNAc, a polymer extracted from another polymer called chitin, that accelerates hemostasis (a process that causes bleeding to stop) and is useful in…

CERNER CORP. V. VISICU, INC.
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1209
PROMOTE INNOVATIONS LLC. V. ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORP.
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1503
Roy v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd.  
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3107

Justia Opinion Summary: From 2000 to 2008, plaintiff worked in a permanent position as an attorney in the Department of Homeland Security. She then spent about eight months in an excepted temporary appointment as an Immigration Judge. Upon the…

LYNCH V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7175
SCHOFIELD V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7205
GREEN EDGE ENTERPRISES, LLC. V. RUBBER MULCH ETC., LLC.
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1126
SCHROERLUCKE V. U.S.
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5026
Zoltek Corp. v. United States  
Date: March 14, 2012
Docket Number: 09-5135

Justia Opinion Summary: Zoltek’s patent, "Controlled Surface Electrical Resistance Carbon Fiber Sheet Product" concerns manufacturing carbon fiber sheets with controlled surface electrical resistivity. The filters were used in F-22 fighter…

Aspex Eyewear, Inc. v. Marchon Eyewear, Inc.  
Date: March 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1147

Justia Opinion Summary: Revolution is a manufacturer of eye-glass frames and auxiliary sunglasses that can be attached to the eyeglass frames, including by use of magnets. Aspex's 545 patent is directed to magnetic clip-on eyewear, primarily…

IN RE LG ELECTRONICS, INC.
Date: March 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1248
IN RE DEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.
Date: March 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1413
IN RE DEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.
Date: March 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1414
PASTIFICIO LUCIO GAROFALO, S.P.A. V. U.S.
Date: March 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1533
VISKASE COMPANIES, INC. V. WORLD PAC INTERNATIONAL AG
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1256
IN RE HALSEY
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1435
CHEMFREE CORP. V. J. WALTER, INC.
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1496
PRESSURE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL INC. V. AIRGO IP, LLC.
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1544
BENCOMO V. DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3106
LISAGOR V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3116
NEWTECH RESEARCH SYSTEMS LLC. V. U.S.
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5120
MILBURN V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7043
GREENE V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7084
GADASH V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7103
STANDARD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING CO., INC. V. U.S.
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1230
WADE V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3005
HARDEN-WILLIAMS V. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3007
MOORE V. DEPT. OF THE NAVY
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3009
PARRISH V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7015
IN RE BUTTERCUP LEGACY, LLC.
Date: March 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1450
SYDNOR V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: March 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3128
GREGORY V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: March 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3178
COOPER V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: March 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3240
DUBSKY V. U.S.
Date: March 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5123
SOLES V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: March 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7124
GERMINARO V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: March 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7131
HTC CORP. V. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Date: March 12, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1226
WARD V. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Date: March 12, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3021
SEARCY V. MERIT SYSTEM PROTECTION BOARD
Date: March 12, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3033
OGUMA V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: March 12, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3053
SEARCY V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: March 12, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3054
MORGAN V. U.S.
Date: March 12, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5018
IN RE VICOR CORP.
Date: March 12, 2012
Docket Number: 12-M120
IN RE ALTERA CORP.
Date: March 12, 2012
Docket Number: 12-M121
ALDEN LEEDS V. UNITED STATES
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 10-1280
POWELL V. THE HOME DEPOT U.S.A.
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1060
YORKEY V. DIAB
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1360
ALEXX V. CHARM ZONE
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1445
GOJO INDUSTRIES V. BUCKEYE INTERNATIONAL
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1550
SAMBRANO V. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3204
KENNEDY V. SECRETARY OF HEATH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5106
JOHNSON V. UNITED STATES
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5126
KNOLL V. SHINSEKI
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7057
MONDIS TECHNOLOGY V. HON HAl PRECISION INDUSTRY
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1004
NEUTRAL TANDEM V. PEERLESS NETWORK
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1012
BEAR CREEK TECHNOLOGIES V. KAPPOS
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1148
ORCINO V. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3034
FELD V. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3043
ALCARAZ V. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3065
NCLN20 V. UNITED STATES
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5001
FULBRIGHT V. UNITED STATES
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5021
CHISM V. SHINSEKI
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7002
DIXON V. SHINSEKI
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7013
SPIGNER V. SHINSEKI
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7019
JOHNSON V. SHINSEKI
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7038
GREEN V. SHINSEKI
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7054
MARSHALL V. SHINSEKI
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7071
MOTT V. SHINSEKI
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7083
IN RE PRINTLESS PREVIEWS
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1273
ALDEN LEEDS V. UNITED STATES
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1280
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL V. DELPHI
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1292
IN RE NAREN CHAGANTI
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1344
LEE V. SHINSEKI
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7165
GRIMES V. SHINSEKI
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7204
PACESETTER V. SURMODICS
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1096
TOWNSEND V. UNITED STATES
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5020
PALACIOS V. UNITED STATES
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5028
BOUSHLEY V. SHINSEKI
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7051
IN RE HAROLD YEN-NOY DAVIS
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number: 12-M112
IN RE HAROLD YEN-NOY DAVIS
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number: 12-M116
Shell Oil Co. v. United States  
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number: 10-5161

Justia Opinion Summary: During World War II, the U.S. contracted with oil companies for the production of aviation fuel, which resulted in production of hazardous waste. The waste was dumped at the California McColl site. Several decades…

IN RE AMMAR AL-ALI
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1086
CREA V. CITY OF HOPE
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1106
IN RE PEPPERBALL TECHNOLOGIES
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1137
Digital-Vending Servs. Int'l, LLC v. Univ. of Phoenix, Inc.  
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1216

Justia Opinion Summary: The patents are directed to regulating access to content that is delivered through a computer network. Digital-Vending sued three businesses involved in online education, alleging infringement. The district court issued…

WEAVER V. HOUCHIN
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1327
OPTIMUMPATH V. BELKIN INTERNATIONAL
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1458
POLITES V. UNITED STATES
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1606
WINSTON V. UNITED STATES
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5093
SINDRAM V. SHINSEKI
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7075
ARUNGA V. UNITED STATES
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5006
AOANAN V. SHINSEKI
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7076
In re Viterra  
Date: March 6, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1354

Justia Opinion Summary: The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board affirmed an examining attorney's refusal to register the trademark XCEED, in standard character form, for agricultural seed, citing the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1052(d). A…

EDWARDS V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: March 6, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3236
Simanski v. Sec'y of Health & Human Servs.  
Date: March 6, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5050

Justia Opinion Summary: Olivia, born in 2000, apparently healthy, became ill after her first vaccinations. Her condition required extensive hospitalization; she still requires a ventilator and a wheelchair. Her parents filed a petition with the…

HAHN V. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Date: March 6, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3017
In re Staats  
Date: March 5, 2012
Docket Number: 10-1443

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1996, Staats applied for a patent titled "Isochronous Channel Having a Linked List of Buffers.” The 600 patent issued in 1999, describing improvements to management of isochronous data transfers, such as transfer of…

SYNQOR, INC. V. ARTESYN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Date: March 5, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1191
FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC. V. U.S.
Date: March 5, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1059
FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC. V. U.S.
Date: March 5, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1196
FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC. V. U.S.
Date: March 5, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1200
FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC. V. U.S.
Date: March 5, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1230
SEMPER V. U.S.
Date: March 5, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5003
WILLIAMS V. U.S.
Date: March 5, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5009
SERVICE REMINDER LLC. V. VOLKSWAGON GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number: 1-1139
Minesen Co. v. McHugh  
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number: 10-1453

Justia Opinion Summary: The company has been under contract with the U.S. Army’s Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund since 1993 to build and operate a hotel at a military base on Oahu. With 18 years remaining on the agreement, the Armed…

MySpace, Inc. v. Graphon Corp.  
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1149

Justia Opinion Summary: MySpace, FOX, and Craigslist sought declaratory judgment that certain patents owned by GraphOn were invalid and not infringed by plaintiffs. The patents related to the ability to create, modify, and store database…

DOUGLAS DYNAMICS, LLC. V. BUYERS PRODUCTS CO.
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1291
IN RE PARKER
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1421
ICON HEALTH & FITNESS, INC. V. OCTANE FITNESS, LLC.
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1521
TROPP V. CONAIR CORP.
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1583
ALLERGAN, INC. V. SANDOZ INC.
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1619
PORRIELLO V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7161
ACCENT PACKAGING, INC. V. LEGGETT & PLATT, INC.
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1011
PFIZER INC. V. TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1068
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC. V. ALL-TAG SECURITY S.A.
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1085
WILLIS V. CAN'T STOP PRODUCTIONS, INC.
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1109
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA V. AGA MEDICAL CORP.
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1167
MATCHETT V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3060
COEUR D'ALENE TRIBE V. U.S.
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5055
STALLONE V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7036
IN RE LAWSON SOFTWARE, INC.
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number: 12-M118
Bywaters v. United States  
Date: March 1, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1032

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs owned land in the Chaparral railroad corridor, converted for trail use by the ICC under the National Trails System Act, 16 U.S.C. 1247(d) and filed a class action compensation claim against the government.…

SCOTT TIMBER CO. V. U.S.
Date: March 1, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5092
CROAL-MANUEL V. DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION
Date: March 1, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3070
GRAHAM V. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Date: March 1, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3075
MACHULAS V. DEPT. OF THE AIR FORCE
Date: March 1, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3082
KISSI V. U.S.
Date: March 1, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5025
DEPONTE V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: March 1, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7080
Gen. Elec. Co. v. Int'l Trade Comm'n  
Date: February 29, 2012
Docket Number: 10-1223

Justia Opinion Summary: On GE’s complaint, the International Trade Commission conducted an investigation and, rejecting the findings of an ALJ determined that GE's 039 patent was not invalid by reason of obviousness or written description, that…

THE COMPAK COMPANIES V. JOHNSON
Date: February 29, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1457
IN RE ABBOTT DIABETES CARE
Date: February 29, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1516
PERKINELMER, INC. AND NTD LABORATORIES V. INTEMA LIMITED
Date: February 29, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1577
POZEN V. PAR PHARMACEUTICAL
Date: February 29, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1584
FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL V. UNITED STATES
Date: February 29, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1059
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. v. Monsanto Tech., LLC  
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1285

Justia Opinion Summary: The Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences declared an interference between the claims of a patent belonging to Pioneer and those of a pending application owned by Monsanto. The claims concern transgenic corn. After…

Fort Props., Inc. v. Am. Master Lease, LLC  
Date: February 27, 2012
Docket Number: 09-1242

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant's patent discloses an investment tool designed to enable property owners to buy and sell properties without incurring tax liability by enabling like-kind exchanges under 26 U.S.C. 1031. The claims require…

TAIWO V. OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
Date: February 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-6002
BELTRAN V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7132
SCIELE PHARMA INC. V. LUPIN LTD.
Date: February 27, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1228
IN RE WICKLIFFE
Date: February 27, 2012
Docket Number: 12-M104
ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP. V. APOTEX CORP.
Date: February 24, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1182
ASPRY V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 23, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7137
ANDERSEN CORP. V. PELLA CORP.
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number: 10-1481
SYNQOR, INC. V. ARTESYN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1191
CEPHALON, INC. V. WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1325
IN RE KUCZYNSKI
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1353
MINUTE MAN PROPERTIES, L.P. V. DONAHOE
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1433
S.O.I.TEC SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGIES, S.A.
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1534
HARRIS V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3149
FITZSIMMONS V. DEPT. OF TREASURY
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3206
TROST V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7192
U.S. V. CANEX INTERNATIONAL LUMBER SALES, LTD.
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1027
DESPATCH INDUSTRIES LIMITES PARTNERSHIP V. TP SOLAR, INC.
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1036
FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC. V. U.S.
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1059
PSC VSMPO-AVISMA CORP. V. U.S.
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1076
SCIELE PHARMA INC. V. LUPIN LTD.
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1118
IN RE COLLEEN IP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C.
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-114
ETHAN ALLEN GLOBAL, INC. V. U.S.
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1200
HOBSON V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3048
MORGAN V. U.S.
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5018
VIEGAS V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7075
Pacific Gas & Elec. Co. v. United States  
Date: February 21, 2012
Docket Number: 10-5123

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2008 the district court calculated damages for the government's partial breach of the Standard Contract for disposal of spent nuclear fuel using the 1991 Annual Capacity Report and the duty of good faith and fair…

Aromont USA, Inc. v. United States  
Date: February 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1017

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2001, U.S. Customs classified Aromont's imported flavorings, derived from veal, chicken, duck, lamb, beef, fish, lobster, mushroom, or vegetable stock, under Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 2104.10.00 covering…

Coach Serv., Inc. v. Triumph Learning, LLC  
Date: February 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1129

Justia Opinion Summary: Triumph publishes books and software to prepare teachers and students for standardized tests. In 2004, Triumph filed use-based applications for the COACH word mark, a stylized COACH mark, and a COACH mark and design. CSI…

IN RE ABBOTT DIABETES CARE, INC.
Date: February 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1516
ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC. V. MCHUGH
Date: February 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1536
IN RE RUDY
Date: February 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1556
ISAAC INDUSTRIES, INC. V. U.S.
Date: February 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1616
WARREN V. DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION
Date: February 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3223
BECKER V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3224
SUESS V. U.S.
Date: February 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5101
LEONHARDT V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7095
DELOACH V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7147
GREENE V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7166
SAVITZ V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7174
VERSATA SOFTWARE, INC. V. SAP AMERICA, INC.
Date: February 21, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1029
PACESETTER, INC. V. SURMODICS, INC.
Date: February 21, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1096
ROGUE RIVERKEEPER V. BEAN
Date: February 21, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1107
VALEANT INTERNATIONAL SRL. V. WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Date: February 21, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1117
RIVERA V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: February 21, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3019
TATE V. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Date: February 21, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3066
CUNNINGHAM V. U.S.
Date: February 21, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5052
GARZA V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 21, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7073
LEWIS V. U.S.
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number: 10-5005
BEER V. U.S.
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number: 10-5012
ClearValue, Inc. v. Pearl River Polymers, Inc.  
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1078

Justia Opinion Summary: The 690 patent is directed to a process for clarifying low alkalinity water using a blend of a high molecular weight quaternized polymer and an aluminum polymer. Claim 1 refers to a process for clarification of water…

ION GEPPHYSICAL CORP. V. SERCEL, INC.
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1255
ZADZIELSKI V. DEPT. OF THE NAVY
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3213
KITTRELL V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7102
Byron v. Shinseki  
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7170

Justia Opinion Summary: A widow alleged that her husband developed cancer due to exposure to radiation while he was serving on active duty. Based on regulations that presume causation for certain diseases, the Board of Veterans' Appeals awarded…

PRESIDIO COMPONENTS, INC. V. AMERICAN TECHNICAL CERAMICS CORP.
Date: February 16, 2012
Docket Number: 10-1355
JOHNSON V. U.S.
Date: February 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5094
KIDWELL V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7207
APELDYN CORP. V. AU OPTRONICS CORP.
Date: February 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1172
THE COMPAK COMPANIES, LLC. V. JOHNSON
Date: February 15, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1457
ROGERS V. TRISTAR PRODUCTS, INC.
Date: February 15, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1494
FLIR SYSTEMS, INC. V. GAMBARO
Date: February 15, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1100
IN RE KUCZYNSKI
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1353
ACHARYA V. HAUSER
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1452
WILLIAMS V. DEPT. OF JUSTICE
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3113
DETRICH V. DEPT. OF THE NAVY
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3191
MARSHALL V. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3201
BANKS V. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3203
SUESS V. U.S.
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5101
CAVES V. SEC. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5108
MED TRENDS, INC. V. U.S.
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5128
RUIZ V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7106
TIANJIN MAGNESIUM INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. V. U.S.
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1089
RITZ CAMERA & IMAGE, LLC. V. SANDISK CORP.
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1183
HERMAN V. DEPT. OF JUSTICE
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3056
BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP. V. FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC.
Date: February 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1268
PAID SEARCH ENGINE TOOLS, LLC. V. YAHOO! INC.
Date: February 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1281
IN RE SLOTZNICK
Date: February 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1342
CY TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC. V. GROUPON, INC.
Date: February 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1568
TORAIN V. SMITHSONIAN INST.
Date: February 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3135
FULLER V. DEPT. OF THE NAVY
Date: February 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3180
SULLIVAN V. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Date: February 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3220
WYEROSKI V. DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION
Date: February 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3227
DAVIS V. DEPT. OF THE NAVY
Date: February 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3229
VEAL V. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Date: February 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3234
PARKWOOD ASSOCAITES, LTD. V. U.S.
Date: February 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5096
RICHARDSON V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7156
GROVES V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7197
MALIK V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7201
SUPREMA, INC. V. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Date: February 13, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1170
SYSTEMS APPLICATION * TECHNOLOGIES, INC. V. U.S.
Date: February 13, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5004
ARLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. V. BRIDGEPORT FITTINGS, INC.
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number: 10-1377
ANDERSEN CORP. V. PELLA CORP.
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number: 10-1481
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. v. W.L. Gore & Assocs., Inc.  
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number: 10-1510

Justia Opinion Summary: The technology involves prosthetic vascular grafts, fabricated from highly-expanded polytetrafluoroethylene, and used to bypass or replace blood vessels to assure adequate and balanced blood flow to particular parts of…

IN RE COLLINS
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1293
NSK CORP., NSK LTD. V. FAG ITALIA, S.P.A.
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1362
IN RE MIRACLE TUESDAY, LLC.
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1373
BENTON-EL V. DEPT. OF THE AIR FORCE
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3117
BECWAR V. DEPT. OF LABOR
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3123
ABIERA V. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3193
SENYSZYN V. DEPT. OF THE TREASURY
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3226
SCOTT TIMBER CO. V. U.S.
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5092
WALTNER V. U.S.
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5105
BARNEY V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7187
SANDERS V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7199
IN RE TAYLOR
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1006
LECTROLARM CUSTOM SYSTEMS, INC. V. VICON INDUSTRIES, INC.
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1156
MORRISON V. DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3046
CRASSOCIATES, INC. V. U.S.
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5037
KELLY V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7024
JOHNSON V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7038
MASON V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7042
MELVINO TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. V. KAPPOS
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1161
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, L.P. v Apotex Corp.  
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1182

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff markets, under the name CRESTOR, a cholesterol-lowering drug, rosuvastatin calcium, a member of a class of drugs known as statins, and holds related patents, 314, 618, and 152. After filing its 2003 New Drug…

IN RE ROBINSON
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1277
SELPA CONSTRUCTION & RENTAL EQUIPMENT CORP. V. DONAHOE
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1316
RAYLON, LLC. V. COMPLUS DATA INNOVATIONS, INC.
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1355
ADAIR V. CARTER
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1378
ARCTIC SLOPE NATIVE ASSOCIATION, LTD. V. SEBELIUS
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1485
HOLDSWORTH V. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3214
PACIOUS V. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMIN.
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3215
GAGE V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3219
EDWARDS V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3236
GAL-OR V. U.S.
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5122
COLE V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7082
KALICK V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7177
JOHNSON V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7180
VAUGHN V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7185
S3 GRAPHICS CO., LTD. V. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1127
FLASHPOINT TECHNOLOGY, INC. V. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1149
HILL V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3024
ARCHER V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3032
MALONE V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3036
HUINT V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7039
Ninestar Tech. Co., Ltd. v. Int'l Trade Comm'n  
Date: February 8, 2012
Docket Number: 09-1549

Justia Opinion Summary: In an action under the Tariff Act, 19 U.S.C. 1337, the International Trade Commission found unfair trade practices based on infringement of Epson's U.S. patents by importation and sale of ink printer cartridges produced…

Mettler-Toledo, Inc. v. B-TEK Scales, LLC  
Date: February 8, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1173

Justia Opinion Summary: The 547 and 052 patents relate to technology for weighing objects, such as large commercial trucks. Mettler sued B-Tek alleging infringement of certain claims of the patents. The district court construed the claims and…

IN RE YUFA
Date: February 8, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1417
ACTIVEVIDEO NETWORKS, INC. V. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Date: February 8, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1538
TARR V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: February 8, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3208
PATTERSON V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: February 8, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3209
TATUM V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: February 8, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3233
APPLE, INC. V. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Date: February 8, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1105
MANOOGIAN V. DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Date: February 8, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3055
WHITE BUFFALO CONSTRUCTION, INC. V. U.S.
Date: February 8, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5045
Sioux Honey Ass'n v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co.  
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1040

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, domestic producers, sought distributions under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000, since repealed, which directed the government to distribute collected duties to domestic producers harmed…

Adair v. Carter  
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1212

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2005, plaintiff filed the 261 application and requested an interference based on defendant's 213 patent. The Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences held that the single count of the interference, drawn to…

ROBERT BOSCH LLC. V. PYLON MANUFACTURING CORP.
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1363
EPLUS, INC. V. LAWSON SOFTWARE, INC.
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1396
TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL INC. V. ESPEED, INC.
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1424
DEERE & CO. V. BUSH HOG, LLC.
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1629
SAMBRANO V. DEPT. OF DEFENSE
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3204
NWOGU V. U.S.
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5015
THOMPSON V. U.S.
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5057
RICHARDSON V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7156
HILLYARD V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7157
KING V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7159
ADVANCED TREATMENT SCIENCES, INC. V. KAPPOS
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1101
AVENTIS PHARMA S.A. V. STRIDES, INC.
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1151
CASTROVERDE V. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3012
DUGGAN V. DEPT. OF DEFENSE
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3025
MCDONALD V. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3072
PALACIOS V. U.S.
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5028
GILBERT V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7006
MALIK V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7041
SHAFFER V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7052
SYNQOR, INC. V. ARTESYN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1191
MIDTRONICS, INC. V. AURORA PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS LLC.
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1589
Laguna Hermosa Corp. v. United States  
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5062

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a concessionaire for a recreation facility at Lake Berryessa, made improvements for a resort, boat ramps, roads, sewage system, retaining walls, water purification plant, and parking. Before its agreement…

GLENN DEFENSE MARINE (ASIA) V. U.S.
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5071
TOOKES V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7189
PRZYBYLSKI V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7190
JONES V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7195
IN RE HISAMITSU CO., INC.
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1025
JOY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. V. NORTH AMERICAN REBUILD CO., INC.
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1061
SCIELE PHARMA INC. V. LUPIN LTD.
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1118
BROWN V. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3002
DA SILVA V. HOLDER
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3003
IN RE GOOGLE INC.
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number: 12-M106
IN RE CREWS
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number: 12-M114
LASERFACTURING, INC. V. DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
Date: February 3, 2012
Docket Number: 09-1013
THE DOW CHEMICAL CO. V. NOVA CHEMICAL CORP.
Date: February 3, 2012
Docket Number: 10-1526
SYNQOR, INC. V. ARTESYN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Date: February 3, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1191
CHADWELL V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: February 3, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3174
BATCHELOR V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: February 3, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3189
Lazaro v. Dep't of Veterans Affairs  
Date: February 2, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3190

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2009, plaintiff applied for an IT specialist position with the Miami VA Healthcare System. He did not get the job and, after exhausting rights before the Department of Labor, filed an appeal, asserting that the VA…

SEARCY V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: February 2, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3033
SEARCY V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: February 2, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3054
SCHROERLUCKE V. U.S.
Date: February 2, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5026
02 MICRO V. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Date: February 1, 2012
Docket Number: 10-1482
Thorner v. Sony Computer Entm't Am., LLC  
Date: February 1, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1114

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs accused Sony and Sony entities of infringing claims of a patent relating to a tactile feedback system for computer video games. The district court construed disputed claim terms and the parties stipulated to…

NOLEN V. LUFKIN INDUS.
Date: February 1, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1251
OCEAN INNOVATIONS V. GULF COAST FLOATING DOCKS
Date: February 1, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1548
GINGERY V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: February 1, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3225
ROSS V. UNITED STATES
Date: February 1, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5061
IN RE REMBRANDT TECHNOLOGIES
Date: February 1, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1022
FLASH SEATS V. PACIOLAN
Date: February 1, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1053
VALEANT INTERNATIONAL V. WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS
Date: February 1, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1117
SYNQOR, INC. V. ARTESYN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1191
LINGAMFELTER V. KAPPOS
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1449
AUTOMATED TRANSACTIONS, LLC. V. IYG HOLDING CO.
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1492
TECHNOLOGY PATENTS LLC. V. T-MOBILE (UK) LTD.
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1581
DUNLAP V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7133
MAYBERRY V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7136
DELOACH V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7147
GREENE V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7166
WOODARD V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7178
CROSS MATCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. V. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1026
ATELIERS DE LA HAUTE-GARONNE V. BROET AUTOMATION USA INC.
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1038
MINE O'MINE, INC. V. CALMESE
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1084
FLIR SYSTEMS, INC. V. GAMBARO
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1100
FONTILLA V. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3013
LOVETT V. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3030
HALL V. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3063
DAVIS V. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3069
ARUNGA V. U.S.
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number: 12-5006
CARTER V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7022
HILL V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7025
THE DOW CHEMICAL CO. V. NOVA CHEMICALS CORP.
Date: January 30, 2012
Docket Number: 10-1526
HTC Corp. v. IPCom GmbH & Co., KG  
Date: January 30, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1004

Justia Opinion Summary: HTC sought a declaration that it did not infringe a valid and enforceable claim of the 830 patent, which covers a handover in a cellular telephone network to reduce the chance of interrupted service for a user in…

IN RE REHRIG PACIFIC CO.
Date: January 30, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1159
IN RE BREINER
Date: January 30, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1387
ALLERGAN, INC. V. SANDOZ INC.
Date: January 30, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1619
JARRARD V. DEPT. OF JUSTICE
Date: January 30, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3050
HAGE V. U.S.
Date: January 30, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5001
CORDIS CORP. V. KAPPOS
Date: January 30, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1039
GREEN EDGE ENTERPRISES, LLC. V. RUBBER MULCH ETC.
Date: January 30, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1126
VINSON V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: January 30, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7026
HARBERT V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: January 30, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7044
Krippelz v. Ford Motor Co.  
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1103

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1989 Krippelz filed for a patent on a vehicle-mounted lamp, titled "Emergency Light" and describing a lamp attached to the side view mirror of an automobile and shining downward. He offered a license to Ford, which…

K-TEC, INC. V. VITA-MIX CORP.
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1244
TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC. V. AMERICAN EUROCOPTOR CORP.
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1309
NORMAN G. JENSEN, INC. V. U.S.
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1319
MEDEVA PHARMA SUISSE A.G. V. PAR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1391
BERRY V. CONYERS
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3207
OENGA V. U.S.
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5074
PITTS V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7109
K-TEC, INC. V. VITA-MIX CORP.
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1024
BOUSHLEY V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number: 12-7051
MARINE POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. V. HEMCON, INC.
Date: January 26, 2012
Docket Number: 10-1548
DIRECTV Group, Inc. v. United States  
Date: January 26, 2012
Docket Number: 10-5031

Justia Opinion Summary: DIRECTV sold business segments. In 1997 it sold defense units to Raytheon, transferring $5,774,655,148 in pension assets and $3,310,028,559 in pension liabilities, a net transfer of $2,464,626,589 in surplus pension…

AMMONS V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: January 26, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3156
ROCKIES EXPRESS PIPELINE, LLC. V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: January 26, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1055
RAMOS-HERNANDEZ V. U.S.
Date: January 26, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1155
MORALES V. DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Date: January 26, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3004
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. V. LIFESCAN INC.
Date: January 25, 2012
Docket Number: 10-1439
MEDEVA PHARMA SUISSE A.G. V. PAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Date: January 25, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1391
ALCON RESEARCH, LTD. V. APOTEX INC.
Date: January 25, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1455
BALDWIN V. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: January 25, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3061
MCDAVIS V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: January 25, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3132
Otay Mesa Prop. v. United States  
Date: January 25, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5002

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2010, the court of claims awarded owners $3,043,051, plus interest, for the temporary taking of a blanket easement over five parcels in the Otay Mesa area of San Diego County, California, limiting the government's…

CREWZERS FIRE CREW TRANSPORT V. U.S.
Date: January 25, 2012
Docket Number: 11-5069
IN RE AMAZON.COM INC.
Date: January 25, 2012
Docket Number: 12-M115
THE DOW CHEMICAL CO. V. NOVA CHEMICALS CORP.
Date: January 24, 2012
Docket Number: 10-1526
Falana v Kent State Univ.  
Date: January 23, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1198

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff sought correction of inventorship under 35 U.S.C. 256 with respect to a patent covering a synthesis protocol for chiral additives, which are used to improve the performance characteristics of LCDs, such as…

GROSECLOSE V NAVY
Date: January 23, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3078
IRVING V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Date: January 23, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3188
Dealertrack, Inc. v. Huber  
Date: January 20, 2012
Docket Number: 09-1566

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff owns patents, directed to a computer-aided method and system for processing credit applications from car dealers over electronic networks. The patents claim priority to and incorporate the 403 patent, filed in…

MARINE POLYMER V HEMCON
Date: January 20, 2012
Docket Number: 10-1548
Nat'l Org. of Veterans' Advocates, Inc. v. Sec'y Veterans Affairs.  
Date: January 20, 2012
Docket Number: 10-7136

Justia Opinion Summary: Organizations challenged a rule issued by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (amending 38 C.F.R 3.304(f)) with respect to claims for service-connected disability benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder. The new rule:…

GROSECLOSE V NAVY
Date: January 20, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3078
IN RE UNITED STATES
Date: January 20, 2012
Docket Number: 11-M992
ICHL V LG ELECTRONICS
Date: January 20, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1573
TECHNOLOGY PATENTS V DEUTSCHE
Date: January 20, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1581
RIVERA V MSPB
Date: January 20, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3019
IN RE VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Date: January 20, 2012
Docket Number: 12-M113
SYSTEM FUELS V US
Date: January 19, 2012
Docket Number: 08-5025
System Fuels, Inc. v. United States  
Date: January 19, 2012
Docket Number: 10-5116

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1983, Congress enacted the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 10101–10270, to provide for government collection and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. The NWPA authorized the Department…

Hearts Bluff Game Ranch v. United States  
Date: January 19, 2012
Docket Number: 10-5164

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff purchased approximately 4,000 acres of land in Titus County, Texas, for use as a mitigation bank to offset the environmental impact of more destructive land use. 33 U.S.C. 1344. Before the purchase, the Army…

SLESINGER V DISNEY ENTERPRISES
Date: January 19, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1593
DUPUY V DVA
Date: January 19, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7164
BELCHER V DVA
Date: January 19, 2012
Docket Number: 11-7181
ADRAIN V EDGE PRODUCTS
Date: January 19, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1060
OSRAM SYL INC V AMER INDUCT TECH
Date: January 19, 2012
Docket Number: 12-1091
TAWADROUS V. DEPT. OF THE TREASURY
Date: January 19, 2012
Docket Number: 12-3028
LINCOLN ELECTRIC CO V ITC
Date: January 18, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1087
IN RE POND
Date: January 18, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1179
CHINA FIRST PENCIL V US
Date: January 18, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1237
INTERMEC TECHNOLOGIES V PALM INC
Date: January 18, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1296
TECSEC V INTL BUSINESS MACHINES
Date: January 18, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1303
SOUTHERN STATES V COLOR ME MINE
Date: January 18, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1377
ANTES V. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Date: January 18, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3152
WADE V OPM
Date: January 18, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3199

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