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159 ABA Journal Federal Circuit Court articles.

Federal Court Fines Lawyer $1K for ‘Extensive Use of Improper Confidentiality Markings’

There’s no Federal Rule of Civil Procedure that explicitly governs the use of the “confidential” stamp.

But, finding that FRCP 26 and 28(d) implicitly require disclosure unless documents are designated…

FCC Nears Ruling on Signal Boosters

SEC Is Giving Whistle-Blower Protection One Last Lick

Patent Law Issue Puts $33M Law Firm Malpractice Case Squarely Into Federal Court

Vacating a dismissal by a U.S. District Court, an appellate panel has ruled that a patent law issue in a $33 million malpractice claim against a Detroit-based law firm puts…

Appeals Court Reinstates Uniloc Win in Microsoft Case, But Calls for New Trial re $390M Jury Award

A federal appeals court has reinstated a jury verdict against Microsoft Corp. in favor of anti-piracy software maker Uniloc USA Inc.

However, a $388 million jury award to Uniloc in…

Google Sues Feds, Alleges Anti-Competitive Bid Specs for E-Mail Contract Proposal

Google Inc. has turned the tables on the feds, alleging that the U.S. Department of the Interior has illegally restricted competition among potential bidders for an e-mail contract by requiring…

US Amicus Brief Reverses Course on Gene Patenting, Conflicts with PTO

In an amicus brief filed late Friday, the U.S. government takes the position that genes should not be eligible for patents.

The assertion reverses policy and is contrary to the…

Federal Circuit Rules for Lawyer Who Sued Over Expired Bow Tie Patent

A lawyer who sued Brooks Brothers for selling Adjustolox bow ties with expired patent markings has standing to pursue his qui tam suit, a federal appeals court has ruled.

In…

WilmerHale Partner Is First Openly Gay Man Nominated to US Appeals Court

President Obama made history last week when he nominated a WilmerHale appellate litigation partner to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

The nominee, Edward DuMont, is the…

McDermott Wins Appeal of $4.4M Trial Court Sanction in Medtronic Patent Case

A federal appeals court today reversed an award of nearly $4.4 million against McDermott Will & Emery and its clients for what a lower court had earlier termed “abuse of…

Man Bites Dog: Exxon Sues US in Superfund Case, Seeks $45M for Toxic Site Cleanup

Ordinarily, it’s the government that sues private corporations over alleged environmental contamination.

But in an unusual role reversal, Exxon Mobil has filed suit against the United States under the so-called…

A Patent on Problems

New PTO chief has strong backing—and a huge backlog of work

Appeals Court: Microsoft Owes $290M, Must Alter Word or Stop Sales By Jan. 11

Upholding a small company’s stunning patent-infringement win against the world’s biggest software seller, a federal appeals court today not only upheld a $290 million verdict in favor of I4i LP…

Microsoft Wins Emergency Stay of Judge’s Ban on Word Product Sales

A federal appeals court has granted Microsoft’s emergency appeal of a Texas federal judge’s order that would have banned the computer Goliath from continuing to sell some Word software products…

Microsoft Gets Expedited Appeal of Judge’s Ban on Some Word Product Sales

Attorneys for Microsoft are presumably busy this weekend, following a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to grant the computer goliath’s request for an expedited…

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