Patent Case Watch

Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Weekly Digest
Fed. Cir.

Spencer v. Taco Bell, Corp., No. 14-1097 (Fed. Cir. May 16, 2014)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 14-1097
Decided
May 16, 2014
Judge
See opinion
Document
Nonprecedential Opinion
Length
2 pages
Download Opinion (PDF)

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit WAYNE SPENCER, AND MARCH 5 LEASING, INC.,

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v.

TACO BELL, CORP., AND TACO BELL

FOUNDATION, INC.,

Defendants-Appellees.

2014-1097

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida in No. 8:12-cv-00387-SDM-TBM, Judge Steven D. Merryday.

JUDGMENT

EDWARD P. DUTKIEWICZ, Edward P. Dutkiewicz, P.A., of Dade City, Florida, argued for plaintiffs-appellants.

JEFFREY K. JOYNER, Greenberg Traurig LLP, of Los Angeles, California, argued for defendants-appellees. With him on the brief was JEFFREY F. YEE. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

2ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, REYNA, and CHEN, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT May 16, 2014 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

Text extracted from the official PDF and reflowed for reading. It is not a certified transcript — the PDF linked above is the authoritative document.

Analysis is coming soon.

A plain-English account of the issues, facts and holding, written by Patent Case Watch. The opinion itself — its full text, its PDF and everything else on this page — stays free to read for everyone, always.

Cite this opinion

Spencer v. Taco Bell, Corp., No. 14-1097 (Fed. Cir. May 16, 2014).

govinfo ID
USCOURTS-ca13-14-01097-0
Permalink
https://patentcasewatch.com/opinions/USCOURTS-ca13-14-01097-0

No reporter citation is shown because the official source does not supply one; none is inferred here. Check the opinion and a citator before relying on this form.

Source: govinfo.gov USCOURTS collection · retrieved July 25, 2026 · Report an error