I will periodically post case citations from the Federal Circuit along with the date of the opinion/order and a brief list of the legal topics discussed therein (specifically those with additional embedded case law citations). This posting covers the ninth through the fourteenth cases that were appealed from the district court level and decided by the Federal Circuit in 2006.

Applied Medical Resources Corp. v. United States Surgical Corp. (01/24/2006): collateral estoppel, reasonable royalty rates, denial of motion for judgment as a matter of law, evidentiary ruling standard

Minebea Co, LTD. v. Think Outside, Inc., et al. (01/25/2006): standard of review for summary judgment, claim construction (citing Philips)

Summit Technology, Inc. v. Nidek Co., LTD, et al. (01/26/2006): damage and cost calculations, FRCP 54(d)(1), exemplification, types of legal costs included

Purdue Pharma v. Endo Pharmaceuticals (02/01/2006): inequitable conduct (intent and materiality), claim construction, doctrine of prosecution disclaimer

Varco, L.P. v. Pason Systems USA Corp. (02/01/2006): preliminary injunctions, claim construction (and standard of review), preferred embodiment references, disclosed range of equivalents

Medichem, S.A. v. Rolabo, S.L. (02/03/2006): interference-in-fact (and standard of review), obviousness, motivation to combine references, reasonable expectation of success, identification of interfering subject matter, priority of invention, corroboration (and standard of review)