Shupe v. Cisco Systems, Inc., et al.
Filed: July 7, 2014 as 13-40807
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Defendant - Appellant: CISCO SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, AVNET, INCORPORATED, CALENCE, L.L.C., also known as Insight Enterprises, Incorporated
Plaintiff - Appellee: RENE SHUPE
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Relator filed a qui tam action on behalf of the United States alleging that defendant telecommunication companies violated the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. 3729, while bidding for and being awarded contracts to install and operate communications networks for school districts and libraries throughout South Texas. Defendant filed an interlocutory appeal of the denial of a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim under the FCA. This case decides when the Government "provides any…
Norman Rille v. United States
Filed: April 10, 2014 as 11-3514
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Defendant: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, PWC Consulting LLC, International Business Machines, Inc., IBM Global Services Company, Oracle Corporation, Boeing Company, Cisco Systems, Inc., Exostar Corporation, Exostar LLC, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Intervenor Plaintiff - Appellant: United States of America
Plaintiff - Appellee: Norman Rille, United States of America, ex rel., Neal Roberts, United States of America, ex rel.
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Civil case - False Claims Act. The district court did not err by refusing to apply Rule 9(b) pleading standards when determining whether the relators were entitled to a statutory share of the government's recovery under 31 U.S.C. Sec. 3730(d)(1); there is no support in the law for the government's position that it did not settle the claims or the actions brought by the relators when the government's receipt of the settlement funds required the relators' claims and the action itself to be…
CISCO SYSTEMS v. LEE
Filed: February 27, 2014 as 12-1513
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v. LEE
Filed: February 21, 2014 as 12-1513
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other
COMMIL USA, LLC v. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. [ORDER-COMMIL]
Filed: October 25, 2013 as 12-1042
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
COMMIL USA, LLC v. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Filed: June 25, 2013 as 12-1042
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
US v. Donald Cone
Filed: April 29, 2013 as 11-4888
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Defendant - Appellant: DONALD CONE
Party-in-Interest: CHUN-HUI ZHAO, RICHARD J. NELSON, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Plaintiff - Appellee: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. V. KAPPOS
Filed: December 10, 2012 as 12-1513
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other
Belkin Int'l, Inc. v. Kappos
Filed: October 2, 2012 as 12-1090
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Belkin filed a request for inter partes reexamination of the 281 patent, which is directed to a wireless router, alleging 10 substantial new questions of patentability regarding claims 1–32 based on four prior art references. The Director determined that the first three references did not raise a substantial new question of patentability, but that the issue of anticipation by the Peirce patent did raise such a question as to claims 1–3 and 8–10 and ordered reexamination of those…
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. V. KAPPOS
Filed: September 7, 2012 as 12-1513
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other
COMMIL USA, LLC. .V CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Filed: May 7, 2012 as 12-1042
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
REHAN SHEIKH V. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Filed: April 26, 2012 as 10-17684
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Defendant - Appellee: CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Plaintiff - Appellant: REHAN SHEIKH
Cisco Systems, Inc. v. United States
Filed: November 18, 2011 as 04-00135
Court: U.S. Court of International Trade
CBT Flint Partners, LLC v. Return Path, Inc.
Filed: August 10, 2011 as 10-1202
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Defendant/Cross Appellant: Cisco Ironport Systems, LLC, Return Path, Inc.
Plaintiff-Appellant: CBT Flint Partners, LLC
The owner of patents relating to methods and systems for charging a fee for sending unsolicited and unwanted e-mail (spam) and claimed infringement. The district court construed the claim as containing a drafting error and granted summary judgment of invalidity, holding that the claim indefinite under 35 U.S.C. 112. The Federal Circuit reversed and remanded. The claim is not indefinite, but has an obvious and correctable error, construction of which is not subject to reasonable debate…
ENHANCED SECURITY V CISCO SYSTEMS
Filed: June 14, 2011 as 10-1436
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Defendant-Appellee: 3Com Corporation, Check Point Software Technologies Inc., Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd., Cisco Systems, Inc., Fortinet, Inc., International Business Machines Corporation, Juniper Networks, Inc., Nokia Corporation, Nokia Inc., SonicWALL, Inc., Sourcefire, Inc.
Plaintiff-Appellant: Enhanced Security Research, LLC
THERASENSE V BECTON
Filed: May 25, 2011 as 08-1511
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Amicus Curiae: 1st Media, LLC, Acacia Research Corporation, Alejandro Martinez, Alexander Wilson, American Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Amy E. Hamilton, Andrea M. Castetter, Apotex Inc., Arvie J. Anderson, Association of Citizens for Patent Protection in the Public, Averie K. Hason, Biotechnology Industry Organization, Biotechnology Law Group, Boston Patent Law Association, Brian P. Barrett, Bruce A. Lehman, Carl I. Brundidge, Christian E. Mammen, Cisco Systems, Inc., Clifford H. Kraft, Attorney at Law, Conejo Valley Bar Association, Dan L. Wood, Danica Hostettler, David C. Hricik, Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Donald L. Corneglio, Jr., ECORE International, Inc., Edward J. Prein, Eisai Co. Ltd., Eisai, Inc., Elizabeth A. McGraw
and others
Defendant-Appellee: Bayer HealthCare LLC, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Nova Biomedical Corporation
Plaintiff-Appellant: Abbott Laboratories, TheraSense, Inc. (n/k/a Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.)
Companies sought a declaratory judgment of non-infringement of patents on diabetes testing products; the patent-holder claimed infringement. The district court found no infringement of two patents, found that several claims in one patent were anticipated, and found another patent (551) unenforceable due to obviousness and inequitable conduct. The Federal Circuit affirmed. With respect to patent 551, there was ample evidence to support a finding of intent to deceive the Patent Office in…
IN RE CISCO SYSTEMS
Filed: March 4, 2011 as 11-M975
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Petitioner: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Respondent: Commil USA, LLC
ENHANCED SECURITY V CISCO SYSTEMS
Filed: November 1, 2010 as 10-1436
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Defendant-Appellee: 3Com Corporation, Check Point Software Technologies Inc., Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd., Cisco Systems, Inc., Fortinet, Inc., International Business Machines Corporation, Juniper Networks, Inc., Nokia Corporation, Nokia Inc., SonicWALL, Inc., Sourcefire, Inc.
Plaintiff-Appellant: Enhanced Security Research, LLC
ENHANCED SECURITY V CISCO SYSTEMS
Filed: October 26, 2010 as 10-1436
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Defendant-Appellee: 3Com Corporation, Check Point Software Technologies Inc., Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd., Cisco Systems, Inc., Fortinet, Inc., International Business Machines Corporation, Juniper Networks, Inc., Nokia Corporation, Nokia Inc., SonicWALL, Inc., Sourcefire, Inc.
Plaintiff-Appellant: Enhanced Security Research, LLC
ESN LLC V CISCO SYSTEMS
Filed: October 8, 2010 as 10-1185
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Defendant-Appellee: Cisco Systems, Inc., Cisco-Linksys, LLC
Plaintiff-Appellant: ESN, LLC
