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Campbell Pet Co. v. Theresa Miale & Ty-Lift Ent. | No. 2008-1109 |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | 9/18/2008
Holding: In this appeal concerning in personam jurisdiction, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that plaintiff Campbell Pet Company ("Campbell") can proceed with an out-of-state declaratory judgment action for noninfringement and invalidity against defendants Theresa Miale and Ty-Lift Enterprises. Both parties in this case were exhibitors at…
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ExcelStor Technology, Inc. v. Papst Licensing GMBH & Co. KG | No. 2008-1140 |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | 9/16/2008
Holding: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that plaintiffs in this breach of contract suit can not invoke the patent exhaustion doctrine as a separate cause of action, since such doctrine is a defense to a patent infringement suit. Plaintiffs ExcelStor, et al. licensed their patents for…
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Medical Solutions Inc. v. C. Change Surgical | No. 2007-1163 |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | 9/9/2008
Holding: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that merely displaying an allegedly infringing medical device at a trade show did not constitute a "use" under patent laws sufficient to establish personal jurisdiction. Medical Solutions, Inc. ("MSI") had earlier sued C Change Surgical LL ("CCS") for patent infringement…
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800 Adept, Inc. v. Murex Securities, Ltd., et al. | No. 2007-1272 |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | 8/29/2008
Holding: Vacating a district court's judgment award of $49 million, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that Targus Information Corp.'s services did not infringe 800 Adept's patents relating to toll-free call routing technology. In this appeal, Targus contended that the U.S. District Court for the Middle District…
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Copper Technologies Company v. Jon Dudas, et al. | No. 2008-1130 |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | 8/19/2008
Holding: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") was justified in subjecting a Cooper Technologies, Inc. patent to inter partes re-examination that found the patent invalid. In this regard, the Federal Circuit sustained the interpretation given by the USPTO to…
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Lexion Medical, LLC v. Northgate Tech. Inc. | No. 2007-1420, -1440 |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | 8/28/2008
Holding: In this dispute over patents relating to laparoscopic gas humidifier, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment of obviousness. The Federal Circuit specifically found that plaintiff-appellee Lexion's ’609 patent simply modified the invention described in its own ’474 patent via a simple and…
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Star Scientific Inc. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. | No. 2007-1448 |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | 8/25/2008
Holding: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that an infringement suit filed by Star Scientific, Inc. ("Star") against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company over patents directed at tobacco-curing technology should proceed to trial. The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland earlier issued a judgment of unenforceability…
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Prasco LLC v Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. and Imaginative Research | No. 2007-1524 |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | 8/15/2008
Holding: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court's dismissal of a suit brought against Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. by a generics manufacturer that sought a non-infringement judgment. In this case over patents relating to the benzoyl peroxide cleansing product Triaz, the Federal Circuit held that plaintiff-appellant…
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DSW, Inc. v. Shoe Pavilion, Inc. | No. 08-1085 |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | 8/19/2008
Holding: In a patent dispute over store display methods between shoe retailers DSW and Shoe Pavilion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that DSW's patents were valid, and that Shoe Pavilion should pay the patentee damages for infringement. In reversing the district court's summary judgment, the Federal…
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Jan K. Voda v. Cordis | 2007-1297, -1343 |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | 8/18/2008
Holding: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a jury's finding that Cordis Corp.'s curved catheter infringed Dr. Jan K. Voda's patented catheters that consisted of straight portions. The Federal Circuit explained that Voda introduced substantial evidence establishing that the redesigned curve portion of the XB catheter meets…
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