Tuesday, April 29, 2014

New Supreme Court Opinions - April 29, 2014

Octane Fitness, LLC v. Icon Health & Fitness, Inc., 572 U. S. ____ (2014) (holding that the  Federal Circuit's Brooks Furniture framework that defined an “exceptional case” as one which either involves “material inappropriate conduct” or is both “objectively baseless” and “brought in subjective bad faith” is unduly rigid and impermissibly encumbers the statutory grant of discretion to district courts).

Highmark Inc. v. Allcare Health Mgmt. Sys., Inc., 572 U. S. ____ (2014) (holding that all aspects of a district court’s exceptional-case determination under §285 should be reviewed for abuse of discretion).


Friday, April 25, 2014

Thursday, April 24, 2014

New Federal Circuit Opinions - April 24, 2014

Vaillancourt v. Becton Dickinson & Co., No. 2013-1408 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 24, 2014).

St. Jude Med., Cardiology Div. Inc. v. Volcano Corp., No. 2014-1183 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 24, 2014).
In re Dominion Dealer Solutions, LLC, No. 109 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 24, 2014).
In re Proctor & Gamble Co., No. 121 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 24, 2014).

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Friday, April 4, 2014

Thursday, April 3, 2014