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 forty-first through the forty-fifth cases that were appealed from the district court level and decided by the Federal Circuit in 2006. All opinions are precedential unless otherwise indicated.

On Demand Machine Corp. v. Ingram Industries, Inc., et al. (03/31/2006): claim construction & jury instruction standards of appellate review, specification scope of invention (as pertaining to the claims), jury’s role with doctrine of equivalents, preamble claim limitations

Athletic Alternatives, Inc. v. Benetton Trading USA (03/31/2006, non-precedential): claim invalidation & prior art, indefiniteness standard, witness credibility determinations, demand for jury trial

Pods, Inc. v. Porta Stor, Inc., et al. (04/06/2006, non-precedential): non-finality of discovery orders, preliminary injunction infringement demonstration

Semitool, Inc. v. Dynamic Micro Systems Semiconductory Equipment GMBH (04/06/2006): summary judgment & contract claim standards of appellate review, claims as defining claim terms, term definitions applying from parent to child patents, specification scope of invention (as pertaining to the claims)

Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc. v. Metabolite Laboratories, Inc. et al. (04/07/2006): general & personal jurisdiction standards of appellate review, federal vs. state law applicability regarding jurisdiction, tortuous interference and unfair competition state law, several cases cited on jurisdictional issues