Federal Circuit Court of Appeals News

A company that has spent considerable time and effort developing a business method or a software application should be aware that depending on the manner in which it is used, there may exist alternatives to protecting that asset aside from protection offered by patents.

Boeing pledged Tuesday an appeal to the Supreme Court, after a lower court rejected its request to rehear a lawsuit over the Pentagon's 1991 cancellation of the Navy's $2.8 billion A-12 Avenger contract.

Beleaguered Boeing backers got a rare bit of good news this week. Over in the nation's capital, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has just overturned a lower court's ruling that stripped Boeing of its contract to service KC-135 refueling tankers.

Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul Michel was the featured speaker at the November 20, 2009 Federal Circuit Bar Association Annual Dinner.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently dismissed a case challenging controversial proposed patent rules that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently dropped, but it left the door open for the plaintiff to recover legal costs.

A federal appeals court has reversed a ruling that overturned Boeing Co.'s $1.1 billion contract for maintenance of an Air Force refueling tanker jet.

A federal appeals court has reversed a ruling that overturned Boeing Co.'s $1.1 billion contract for maintenance of an Air Force refueling tanker jet.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed the decision of the TTAB dismissing a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark BINT ALARAB for rice.

Electronics For Imaging, Inc. , a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, and its superwide format printer unit VUTEk today announced total victory in patent litigation with Leggett & Platt involving EFI's ultra-violet ink curing technology.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Nov. 9 in a closely watched case that could have a profound impact in several high-tech industries, including software and finance.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard argument Monday in a case that might produce a modern definition of patent eligibility, with a significant effect on software.

From Gene Quinn, IPWatchdog : Justice Ginsberg seemed to me to be the most openly hostile toward business methods, as well as the US patent system in general.

On Friday, November 6, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard oral argument [mp3 here ] in an appeal from the TTAB's decision in Mattel, Inc.

The US Supreme Court on Monday takes up the most fundamental question in patent law: Which innovations deserve the protection of a patent? The answer holds billion-dollar implications for the American economy.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday reversed the TTAB's decision in Cold War Air Museum, Inc.

Software, biotech firms and others who develop new ways to do business will be watching closely on Monday as the U.S. Supreme Court hears a case that could determine if such innovations can win patent protection.

Federal Circuit enters "Cold War" battle: You can access today's ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Cold War Museum, Inc.

Eight federal judges are continuing to press their claim that Congress violated the Constitution's compensation clause when it failed to honor promised judicial salary increases in five separate years between 1995 and 2007.

A federal appeals court recently ruled that technology purchase deals include an implied contract under Massachusetts state law requiring buyers to make reasonable efforts to develop and promote the technology.

The decision is contrary to the IRS wanting payment on the full value. A tax ruling three weeks ago will affect thousands of Iowans, but not as quickly as many might hope.