Reversed

These are Federal Circuit decisions reversing the judgment below outright. Reversal means the appellate court reached the opposite conclusion on the issues appealed rather than merely finding the reasoning inadequate. It commonly follows an error of law that resolves the question definitively - a claim construction that, corrected, compels a finding of non-infringement, or a determination of eligibility or invalidity decided as a matter of law on undisputed facts. Because reversal disposes of the issue rather than returning it for further work, these opinions ordinarily explain in full why no further proceedings were required. Reversals are comparatively rare, and the reasoning in them tends to be closely read.

245 opinions and orders, showing 201–245.

• April 13, 2010 Fed. Cir. Anascape v. Nintendo, No. 08-1500 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 13, 2010) Reversed
• February 26, 2010 Fed. Cir. Sram Corp. v. Ad-Ii Engineering, Inc., No. 09-1170 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 26, 2010) Reversed
• February 18, 2010 Fed. Cir. In re Daneshvar, No. 09-1475 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 18, 2010) Reversed
• February 17, 2010 Fed. Cir. ABB Inc. v. Cooper IND., LLC., No. 10-1227 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 17, 2010) Reversed
• January 25, 2010 Fed. Cir. Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH v. Barr Laboratories, Inc., No. 09-1032 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 25, 2010) Reversed
• January 5, 2010 Fed. Cir. Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. v. Cardiac Science Operating Co., No. 09-1241 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 5, 2010) Reversed
• December 4, 2009 Fed. Cir. Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Acceleron LLC., No. 09-1283 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 4, 2009) Reversed
• November 3, 2009 Fed. Cir. Imation Corp. v. Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., No. 09-1208 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 3, 2009) Reversed
• September 3, 2009 Fed. Cir. In re Skvorecz, No. 08-1221 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 3, 2009) Reversed
• August 4, 2009 Fed. Cir. Taylor v. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, No. 09-1133 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 4, 2009) Reversed
• August 4, 2009 Fed. Cir. Touchcom, Inc. v. Bereskin & Parr, No. 08-1229 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 4, 2009) Reversed
• June 4, 2009 Fed. Cir. Agilent Tech., Inc. v. Affymetrix, Inc., No. 08-1466 (Fed. Cir. June 4, 2009) Reversed
• April 24, 2009 Fed. Cir. Ritchie v. Vast Resources, Inc., No. 08-1528 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 24, 2009) Reversed
• April 17, 2009 Fed. Cir. Synthes v. Gmreis, No. 08-1279 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 17, 2009) Reversed
• March 5, 2009 Fed. Cir. Nartron Corp. v. Schukra U.S.A., Inc., No. 08-1363 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 5, 2009) Reversed
• February 13, 2009 Fed. Cir. Baden Sports v. Molten USA, No. 08-1216 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 13, 2009) Reversed
• February 13, 2009 Fed. Cir. Revolution Eyewear v. Aspex Eyewear, No. 08-1050 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 13, 2009) Reversed
• January 15, 2009 Fed. Cir. Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. v. Cordis, Corp., No. 08-1073 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 15, 2009) Reversed
• December 24, 2008 Fed. Cir. Sundance, Inc. v. Demonte Fabricating, Ltd., No. 08-1068 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 24, 2008) Reversed
• December 18, 2008 Fed. Cir. In re Wheeler, No. 08-1215 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 18, 2008) Reversed
• October 9, 2008 Fed. Cir. Predicate Logic, Inc. v. Distributive Software Inc., No. 07-1539 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 9, 2008) Reversed
• October 2, 2008 Fed. Cir. The John Hopkins University v. Datascope Corp., No. 07-1530 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 2, 2008) Reversed
• September 22, 2008 Fed. Cir. Aristocrat Technologies Australia PTY Ltd. v. International Game Tech., No. 08-1016 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 22, 2008) Reversed
• September 18, 2008 Fed. Cir. The Campbell PET Co. v. Miale, No. 08-1109 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 18, 2008) Reversed
• June 25, 2008 Fed. Cir. Heuft Systemtechnik GmbH v. Industrial Dynamics Co., No. 07-1417 (Fed. Cir. June 25, 2008) Reversed
• June 16, 2008 Fed. Cir. Central Admixture Pharmacy Services v. Advanced Cardiac Solutions, No. 07-1575 (Fed. Cir. June 16, 2008) Reversed
• May 30, 2008 Fed. Cir. In re Mcneil-Ppc, Inc., No. 08-1546 (Fed. Cir. May 30, 2008) Reversed
• May 27, 2008 Fed. Cir. Lawler Manufacturing Co. v. Bradley Corp., No. 07-1533 (Fed. Cir. May 27, 2008) Reversed
• May 13, 2008 Fed. Cir. Acumed v. Stryker, No. 07-1115 (Fed. Cir. May 13, 2008) Reversed
• April 1, 2008 Fed. Cir. Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories v. Forest Laboratories Inc., No. 07-1404 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 1, 2008) Reversed
• February 29, 2008 Fed. Cir. Micron Tech. v. Mosaid Tech., No. 07-1080 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 29, 2008) Reversed
• February 21, 2008 Fed. Cir. Atlanta Attachment Co. v. Leggett and Platt Inc., No. 07-1188 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 21, 2008) Reversed
• November 4, 2005 Fed. Cir. Fisher-Price, Inc. v. Graco Children’S Products, Inc., ET AL., No. 05-1258 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 4, 2005) Reversed
• August 19, 2005 Fed. Cir. Broadcast Innovation v. Charter Communications, No. 05-1008 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 19, 2005) Reversed
• August 19, 2005 Fed. Cir. Ocean Innovations (Formerly Known as JET Dock Licensing) v. Archer, No. 04-1528 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 19, 2005) Reversed
• August 8, 2005 Fed. Cir. Marley Mouldings, Ltd. v. Mikron Industries, Inc., No. 04-1441 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 8, 2005) Reversed
• August 4, 2005 Fed. Cir. Ericsson v. Interdigital Communications Corp. v. Nokia Corp., No. 04-1484 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 4, 2005) Reversed
• June 22, 2005 Fed. Cir. Prima TEK II, L.L.C., ET AL. v. Polypap, ET at., No. 04-1411 (Fed. Cir. June 22, 2005) Reversed
• June 20, 2005 Fed. Cir. Checkpoint Systems, Inc. v. All-Tag Security S.A., ET AL., No. 04-1395 (Fed. Cir. June 20, 2005) Reversed
• June 7, 2005 Fed. Cir. Owen Mumford USA, Inc. v. Surgilance, No. 04-1505 (Fed. Cir. June 7, 2005) Reversed
• April 11, 2005 Fed. Cir. Bowling v. Hasbro, Inc., No. 04-1364 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 11, 2005) Reversed
• March 30, 2005 Fed. Cir. Outlast Technologies v. Frisby Technologies, No. 04-1503 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 30, 2005) Reversed
• December 29, 2004 Fed. Cir. Matthew Stephens, ET AL. v. Tech International, ET AL., No. 04-1215 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 29, 2004) Reversed
• December 14, 2004 Fed. Cir. Versa Corporation v. Ag-Bag International Limited, No. 03-1445 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 14, 2004) Reversed
• December 6, 2004 Fed. Cir. Centricut, LLC, ET AL. v. the Esab Group, Inc., No. 03-1574 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 6, 2004) Reversed