• Weeks Marine, Inc. v. United States

    Publication Date: 2009-08-20
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    Date Filed: 2009-08-10
    Court: Fed. Cir.
    Judge: Schall, Circuit Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 2008-5034

    Published opinionBefore RADER, SCHALL, and DYK, Circuit Judges.Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge SCHALL. Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge DYK.The United States appeals the

  • Depuy Spine, Inc. v. Edtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2009-06-03
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    Date Filed: 2009-06-01
    Court: Fed. Cir.
    Judge: Linn, Circuit Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: Nos. 2008-1240, -1253, -1401

    Before NEWMAN, BRYSON, and LINN, Circuit Judges.Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. and Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. (collectively "Medtronic") appeal from a final judgment of the United States Dist

  • In re Bilski

    Publication Date: 2008-11-05
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    Date Filed: 2008-10-30
    Court: Fed. Cir.
    Judge: Michel, Chief Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for appellants: David Hanson, The Webb Law Firm, Pittsburgh.
    for defendant: Attorney for the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Raymond Chen, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Arlington, Va. Attorney for amicus curiae Regulatory Datacorp Inc.: John Duffy, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, Washington, D.C. Attorney for amici curiae Financial Services Industry, Bank of America, et al., and for all other amici: William Lee, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Boston.

    Case Number: 2007-1130

    (Serial No. 08/833,892)Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, NEWMAN, MAYER, LOURIE, RADER, SCHALL, BRYSON, GAJARSA, LINN, DYK, PROST, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.Opinion for the court filed by Chief Judge M

  • Superior Fireplace Co. v. Majestic Products Co.

    Publication Date: 2001-11-02
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    Date Filed: 2001-11-01
    Court: Fed. Cir.
    Judge: Linn, Circuit Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: Nos. 00-1233,-12

    Appealed from: United States District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaJudge Lourdes G. BairdOpinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge LINN. Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Jud

  • Advanced Display Sys., Inc. v. Kent State Univ.

    Publication Date: 2000-05-25
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    Date Filed: 2000-05-18
    Court: Fed Cir.
    Judge: PLAGER, SCHALL, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin C. Nash and C. Michael Clark
    for defendant: Richard J. Hoskins, Patricia J. Thompson, Julie L. Brown, Ray L. Weber, V. James Adduci, II, and Michael L. Doane

    Case Number: No. 99-1012, -10

    This is an appeal from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, entered on a jury verdict, in a consolidated declaratoryjudgment and patent infringe

  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation v. Buffalo Technology, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2008-09-24
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    Date Filed: 2008-09-19
    Court: Fed. Cir.
    Judge: Bryson, Circuit Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For plaintiff-appellee: Daniel Furniss, Townsend and Townsend and Crew, Palo Alto, Calif.
    for defendant: For defendants-appellants: Richard Kelly, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, Alexandria, Va.

    Case Number: 2007-1449

    Published opinionBefore LOURIE, RADER, and BRYSON, Circuit Judges.Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BRYSON. Opinion concurring in the result filed by Circuit Judge LOURIE.Commonwea

  • Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. v. St. Jude Medical, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2009-09-04
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    Date Filed: 2009-08-19
    Court: Fed. Cir.
    Judge: Lourie, Circuit Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: Nos. 2007-1296 & -1347

    Published opinionBefore NEWMAN, MAYER, and LOURIE, Circuit Judges. Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge LOURIE, in which Circuit Judge MAYER joins and Circuit Judge NEWMAN joins parts A, B,

  • Wolfchild v. United States

    Publication Date: 2009-03-18
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    Date Filed: 2009-03-10
    Court: Fed. Cir.
    Judge: Bryson, Circuit Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for plaintiffs-appellees Sheldon Peters Wolfchild, et al.: Erick Kaardal, Mohrman & Kaardal, Minneapolis.
    for defendant: Attorney for amicus curiae Shakopee Mdewakaton Sioux (Dakota) Community and Prairie Island Indian Community: Steven Gordon, Holland & Knight, Washington, D.C. Attorney for defendant-appellant: Aaron Avila, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 2008-5018

    Before RADER, BRYSON, and PROST, Circuit Judges.This case comes to us on interlocutory appeal from the Court of Federal Claims. The plaintiffs in the underlying action claimed that the government b

  • Technology Licensing Corp. v. Videotek, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2008-10-15
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    Date Filed: 2008-10-10
    Court: Fed. Cir.
    Judge: Plager, Circuit Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For plaintiff-appellant: Timothy Vezeau, Katten Muchin Rosenman, Chicago.
    for defendant: For defendant-cross appellant: J. Donald McCarthy, Duane Morris, Los Angeles.

    Case Number: Nos. 2007-1441, -1463

    Published opinionBefore NEWMAN, PLAGER, and SCHALL, Circuit Judges.This is a patent case. It is not unusual for a patent case on appeal to turn more on a question of law or legal procedure than

  • Rhone-Poulenc Agro, S.A. v. DeKalb Genetics Corp.

    Publication Date: 2001-11-30
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    Date Filed: 2001-11-19
    Court: Fed. Cir.
    Judge: Clevenger. Circuit Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 00-1218, -1350

    As amended November 20, 2001Appealed from: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, Chief Judge N. Carlton Tilley, Jr.This case concerns a claim by Rh"ne-Poulenc Agro, S.A.