Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

The most-cited opinions of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on UpLaw — 2,458 decisions from 1979–2022, each with its treatment history and the cases that cite it.

• Muniauction, Inc. v. Thomson Corp. 532 F.3d 1318 · cited by 71
• Hoganas Ab v. Dresser Industries, Inc. 9 F.3d 948 · cited by 71
• Labounty Manufacturing, Inc. v. United States International Trade Commission, Dudley Shearing MacHine Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Intervenor-Appellee 958 F.2d 1066 · cited by 70
• State Industries, Inc., Plaintiff/cross-Appellant v. Mor-Flo Industries, Inc. And American Appliance Mfg. Corp. 883 F.2d 1573 · cited by 70
• Alloc, Inc. v. International Trade Commission 342 F.3d 1361 · cited by 70
• Thun v. Shinseki 572 F.3d 1366 · cited by 70
• Gavette v. Office of Personnel Management 808 F.2d 1456 · cited by 70
• Bot M8 LLC v. Sony Corporation of America 4 F.4th 1342 · cited by 70
• Northern Telecom, Inc. v. Datapoint Corporation, Defendant/cross-Appellant 908 F.2d 931 · cited by 70
• Richard James Booth v. The United States 990 F.2d 617 · cited by 70
• Transmatic, Inc., Plaintiff/cross-Appellant v. Gulton Industries, Inc. 53 F.3d 1270 · cited by 70
• United Pacific Insurance Company, Reliance Insurance Company, and Reliance National v. United States 464 F.3d 1325 · cited by 70
• Pfizer, Inc. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa, Inc. 429 F.3d 1364 · cited by 70
• Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. v. Twi Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 773 F.3d 1186 · cited by 70
• Carl v. Lamb, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs 284 F.3d 1378 · cited by 70
• Bobby N. Grantham, Claimant-Appellant v. Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs 114 F.3d 1156 · cited by 70
• Fujitsu General Limited v. United States 88 F.3d 1034 · cited by 70
• Oddzon Products, Inc. v. Just Toys, Inc., Lisco, Inc. And Spalding & Evenflo Companies, Inc., Defendants/cross-Appellants 122 F.3d 1396 · cited by 69
• Chore-Time Equipment, Inc. v. Cumberland Corporation 713 F.2d 774 · cited by 69
• Arctic Cat Inc. v. Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. 876 F.3d 1350 · cited by 69
• Medical Instrumentation and Diagnostics Corporation v. Elekta Ab, Elekta Instrument Ab, Elekta Instruments, Inc., and Elekta Oncology Systems, Inc. 344 F.3d 1205 · cited by 69
• Dynacore Holdings Corp. v. U.S. Philips Corp. 363 F.3d 1263 · cited by 69
• Jet, Inc. v. Sewage Aeration Systems 223 F.3d 1360 · cited by 69
• Miles Laboratories, Inc. And Triangle Biomedical Equipment, Inc., Plaintiffs/cross-Appellants v. Shandon Inc. And Shandon Southern Products Limited 997 F.2d 870 · cited by 69
• Balboa Insurance Company v. The United States 33 Cont. Cas. Fed. 74,051 · cited by 69
• Intervet America, Inc. v. Kee-Vet Laboratories, Inc., Robert D. Keenum, and Keenum, Inc. 887 F.2d 1050 · cited by 69
• C. Sanchez and Son, Incorporated v. United States 6 F.3d 1539 · cited by 69
• Susan M. Maxwell v. J. Baker, Inc., and Prange Way, Inc. 86 F.3d 1098 · cited by 69
• Ralston Purina Company v. Far-Mar-Co, Inc. 772 F.2d 1570 · cited by 69
• Labatt Food Service, Inc. v. United States 577 F.3d 1375 · cited by 69
• Visual Memory LLC v. Nvidia Corporation 867 F.3d 1253 · cited by 69
• P.M. Palumbo v. Don-Joy Co. 762 F.2d 969 · cited by 68
• In Re David C. Paulsen 30 F.3d 1475 · cited by 68
• Janice R. Lachance, Director, Office of Personnel Management v. Larry Devall, and Merit Systems Protection Board 178 F.3d 1246 · cited by 68
• ResQNet. Com, Inc. v. Lansa, Inc. 594 F.3d 860 · cited by 68
• Reactive Metals and Alloys Corporation v. Esm, Incorporated 769 F.2d 1578 · cited by 68
• Crocs, Inc. v. International Trade Commission 52 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 655 · cited by 68
• Eon Corp. Ip Holdings LLC v. Silver Spring Networks, Inc. 815 F.3d 1314 · cited by 68
• Stuart Sargisson v. The United States 913 F.2d 918 · cited by 68
• H.M. Stickle, G. Martinez, I.M. Garcia, J.M. Davis, and B.M. Goodstein, and Double Jj Corporation-La Hacienda Mexican Food MacHinery v. Heublein, Inc. 716 F.2d 1550 · cited by 68
• Smithkline Diagnostics, Inc. v. Helena Laboratories Corporation, Defendant/cross-Appellant 926 F.2d 1161 · cited by 68
• Power Integrations, Inc. v. Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. 711 F.3d 1348 · cited by 68
• Paluck v. Secretary of Health & Human Services 786 F.3d 1373 · cited by 68
• Grain Processing Corporation v. American Maize-Products Company 185 F.3d 1341 · cited by 68
• Rosemount, Inc., Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Beckman Instruments, Inc., Appellant/cross-Appellee 727 F.2d 1540 · cited by 67
• Yuba Goldfields, Inc. And Placer Service Corp. v. The United States 723 F.2d 884 · cited by 67
• The Perkin-Elmer Corporation v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation 822 F.2d 1528 · cited by 67
• Secured Mail Solutions LLC v. Universal Wilde, Inc. 873 F.3d 905 · cited by 67
• Samuel Gart v. Logitech, Inc. 254 F.3d 1334 · cited by 67
• Home Savings of America, Fsb v. United States 399 F.3d 1341 · cited by 67
• SiRF Technology, Inc. v. International Trade Commission 601 F.3d 1319 · cited by 67
• Seattle Box Company, Inc., D/B/A Seattle-Tacoma Box Company v. Industrial Crating & Packing, Inc., and James F. Rennels 731 F.2d 818 · cited by 67
• Braun Inc. And Braun Aktiengesellschaft, Plaintiffs/cross-Appellants v. Dynamics Corporation of America 975 F.2d 815 · cited by 67
• Praxair, Inc. v. Atmi, Inc. 543 F.3d 1306 · cited by 66
• Fresenius USA, Inc. v. Baxter International, Inc. 721 F.3d 1330 · cited by 66
• Trinidad G. Bustos, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs 179 F.3d 1378 · cited by 66
• Howard A. Fromson, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Advance Offset Plate, Inc., Appellee/cross-Appellant 755 F.2d 1549 · cited by 66
• Smith International, Inc., a California Corporation v. Hughes Tool Company, a Delaware Corporation 718 F.2d 1573 · cited by 66
• Peter B. Cooper v. David Goldfarb 154 F.3d 1321 · cited by 66
• Invitrogen Corp. (Formerly Known as Life Technologies, Inc.) v. Clontech Laboratories, Inc. 429 F.3d 1052 · cited by 66
• W.M. Schlosser Co. v. United States 30 Cont. Cas. Fed. 70,985 · cited by 66
• Oakley, Inc. v. Sunglass Hut International, Lenscrafters, Inc., Ray Ban Sun Optics, Luxottica Group S.P.A., and Leonardo Del Vecchio 316 F.3d 1331 · cited by 66
• Southfork Systems, Inc. v. The United States, and State of Texas, Acting Through the Texas Commission for the Blind 42 Cont. Cas. Fed. 77,283 · cited by 66
• bell/heery v. United States 739 F.3d 1324 · cited by 66
• Juanita A. Rosete v. Office of Personnel Management 48 F.3d 514 · cited by 66
• Pharmasterm Therapeutics, Inc. v. Viacell, Inc. 491 F.3d 1342 · cited by 66
• Spectrum International, Inc. v. Sterilite Corp. 164 F.3d 1372 · cited by 66
• Unique Concepts, Inc., and Floyd M. Baslow v. Kevin Brown D/B/A Creative Walls, Templar and Schram, and World Plastics Extruders, Inc. 939 F.2d 1558 · cited by 65
• Alden W. Hanson v. Alpine Valley Ski Area, Inc. 718 F.2d 1075 · cited by 65
• Ormco Corporation v. Align Technology 463 F.3d 1299 · cited by 65
• Adams v. United States 391 F.3d 1212 · cited by 65
• Melamine Chemicals, Inc. v. The United States 732 F.2d 924 · cited by 65
• All Dental Prodx, LLC and Dmg Dental-Material Gesellschaft Mbh v. Advantage Dental Products, Inc 309 F.3d 774 · cited by 65
• Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 839 F.3d 1034 · cited by 65
• Kloster Speedsteel AB v. Crucible Inc. 793 F.2d 1565 · cited by 65
• Engage Learning, Inc. v. Salazar 660 F.3d 1346 · cited by 65
• Ricoh Co., Ltd. v. Quanta Computer Inc. 550 F.3d 1325 · cited by 65
• Aristocrat Technologies Australia PTY Ltd. v. International Game Technology & IGT 521 F.3d 1328 · cited by 65
• Exxon Chemical Patents, Inc., Exxon Corporation and Exxon Research and Engineering Co. v. Lubrizol Corporation 64 F.3d 1553 · cited by 65
• Fina Oil and Chemical Co. And Fina Technology, Inc. v. John A. Ewen v. Abbas Razavi, Intervenor-Appellee 123 F.3d 1466 · cited by 65
• Festo Corporation v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., Ltd., A/K/A Smc Corporation, and Smc Pneumatics, Inc. 344 F.3d 1359 · cited by 65
• Specialty Composites, Plaintiff/cross-Appellant v. Cabot Corp. 845 F.2d 981 · cited by 65
• Digitech Image Technologies, LLC v. Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 758 F.3d 1344 · cited by 65
• State Industries, Inc. v. A.O. Smith Corporation 751 F.2d 1226 · cited by 65
• Epcon Gas Systems, Inc. And Norman S. Loren v. Bauer Compressors, Inc., Defendant-Cross 279 F.3d 1022 · cited by 64
• Iqbal M. Khan v. United States 201 F.3d 1375 · cited by 64
• Norman v. United States 429 F.3d 1081 · cited by 64
• Dawn Equipment Co. v. Kentucky Farms Inc. 140 F.3d 1009 · cited by 64
• Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. v. Sequenom, Inc. 788 F.3d 1371 · cited by 64
• Harvey M. Scharf v. Department of the Air Force 710 F.2d 1572 · cited by 64
• In Re Apple, Inc. 581 F. App'x 886 · cited by 64
• Microsoft Corporation v. Proxyconn, Inc. 789 F.3d 1292 · cited by 64
• Ward v. United States Postal Service 634 F.3d 1274 · cited by 64
• Annie Lou Crocker v. United States 125 F.3d 1475 · cited by 64
• In Re: Nuvasive, Inc. 842 F.3d 1376 · cited by 64
• Baxter International, Inc., and Baxter Healthcare Corporation v. McGaw Inc., Defendant-Cross 149 F.3d 1321 · cited by 64
• William Eugene Owen, as of the Estate of Caroline Pearson Payne v. The United States 851 F.2d 1404 · cited by 64
• John Hanlon and Ruth Ann Hanlon, Parents and Next Friends of Michael Hanlon v. Secretary of Health and Human Services 191 F.3d 1344 · cited by 64
• Aspex Eyewear, Inc. v. Marchon Eyewear, Inc. 672 F.3d 1335 · cited by 64
• Actv, Inc. And Hypertv Networks, Inc. v. The Walt Disney Company, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., and Espn, Inc. 346 F.3d 1082 · cited by 64
• Umc Electronics Company v. The United States, Cross-Appellant 816 F.2d 647 · cited by 64
• Bic Leisure Products, Inc., and Windglider Fred Ostermann, Gmbh v. Windsurfing International, Inc., Defendant/cross-Appellant, and James R. Drake 1 F.3d 1214 · cited by 64
• Whitserve, LLC v. Computer Packages, Inc. 694 F.3d 10 · cited by 64
• Katz v. American Airlines, Inc. 639 F.3d 1303 · cited by 64
• Azure Networks, LLC v. Csr, Plc 771 F.3d 1336 · cited by 64
• In Re Seagate Technology, LLC 497 F.3d 1360 · cited by 64
• Howard A. Fromson v. Western Litho Plate and Supply Co. And Bemis Company, Inc., Defendants/cross-Appellants 853 F.2d 1568 · cited by 64
• Medrad, Inc. v. Mri Devices Corp. 401 F.3d 1313 · cited by 64
• Titan Tire Corp. v. Case New Holland, Inc. 566 F.3d 1372 · cited by 64
• Autogenomics, Inc. v. Oxford Gene Technology Ltd. 566 F.3d 1012 · cited by 64
• Orthokinetics, Inc. v. Safety Travel Chairs, Inc. 806 F.2d 1565 · cited by 64
• Ford Motor Company v. United States 157 F.3d 849 · cited by 63
• H. Landau & Company v. The United States 886 F.2d 322 · cited by 63
• Belden Inc. v. Berk-Tek LLC 805 F.3d 1064 · cited by 63
• Peter Gabor Kalman v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation 713 F.2d 760 · cited by 63
• Carl Zeiss, Inc. v. United States 195 F.3d 1375 · cited by 63
• Invitrogen Corp. v. Biocrest Manufacturing, l.p. 424 F.3d 1374 · cited by 63
• Gould, Inc. v. United States 40 Cont. Cas. Fed. 76,845 · cited by 63
• Granader (Alan) v. Runyon (Marvin T.) 991 F.2d 810 · cited by 63
• Glenn Defense Marine (Asia), PTE Ltd. v. United States 720 F.3d 901 · cited by 63
• Emily Malone D/B/A Precision Cabinet Company v. The United States 849 F.2d 1441 · cited by 63
• C.R. Bard, Inc. v. Boris Schwartz 716 F.2d 874 · cited by 63
• Lynteq, Inc. v. The United States 976 F.2d 693 · cited by 63
• W.R. Cooper General Contractor, Inc. v. The United States 843 F.2d 1362 · cited by 63
• Hazlehurst v. Secretary of Health and Human Servs. 604 F.3d 1343 · cited by 63
• Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company, a Corporation of Delaware v. Eco Chem, Inc., a Corporation of Minnesota, George G. Rynne, an Individual 757 F.2d 1256 · cited by 63
• Cathedral Candle Co. v. United States International Trade Commission 400 F.3d 1352 · cited by 63
• Florida Rock Industries, Inc. v. United States 18 F.3d 1560 · cited by 63
• Torrington Co. v. United States 68 F.3d 1347 · cited by 63
• Cary v. United States 552 F.3d 1373 · cited by 63
• Johnson & Johnston Associates Inc. v. R.E. Service Co., Inc. And Mark Frater 285 F.3d 1046 · cited by 63
• Sunrace Roots Enterprise Co., Ltd. And Sun Victory Trading Co., Inc. v. Sram Corporation 336 F.3d 1298 · cited by 63
• Merial Ltd. v. Cipla Ltd. 681 F.3d 1283 · cited by 63
• Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. v. Mylan Laboratories, Inc. 520 F.3d 1358 · cited by 63
• Versata Development Group, Inc. v. SAP America, Inc. 793 F.3d 1306 · cited by 63
• Intelligent Bio-Systems, Inc. v. Illumina Cambridge Ltd. 821 F.3d 1359 · cited by 62
• Pro-Mold and Tool Company, Inc. v. Great Lakes Plastics, Inc., Defendant/cross-Appellant 75 F.3d 1568 · cited by 62
• In Re Jerre M. Freeman 30 F.3d 1459 · cited by 62
• McGill Incorporated v. John Zink Company, McGill Incorporated, Cross-Appellant v. John Zink Company, Cross-Appellee 736 F.2d 666 · cited by 62
• Transamerica Insurance Corporation, Inc., for and on Behalf of Stroup Sheet Metal Works v. The United States 38 Cont. Cas. Fed. 76,374 · cited by 62
• Continental Circuits LLC v. Intel Corporation 915 F.3d 788 · cited by 62
• Placeway Construction Corporation v. The United States 920 F.2d 903 · cited by 62
• Texas Peanut Farmers, Georgia Peanut Farmers, Alabama Peanut Farmers, South Carolina Peanut Farmers, and Florida Peanut Farmers v. United States 409 F.3d 1370 · cited by 62
• Modine Manufacturing Company, Plaintiff/cross-Appellant v. The Allen Group, Inc., D/B/A the G & O Manufacturing Company 917 F.2d 538 · cited by 62
• Terry A. Ledford, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs 136 F.3d 776 · cited by 62
• Mentor Graphics Corporation v. Eve-Usa, Inc. 851 F.3d 1275 · cited by 62
• James A. Murray, Justin L. Murray and Joan M. Murray v. The United States 817 F.2d 1580 · cited by 62
• Fujitsu Limited v. Netgear Inc. 620 F.3d 1321 · cited by 61
• Zenith Electronics Corporation, and Elo Touchsystems, Inc. v. Exzec, Inc. 182 F.3d 1340 · cited by 61
• H.H. Robertson, Company v. United Steel Deck, Inc. And Nicholas J. Bouras, Inc. 820 F.2d 384 · cited by 61
• Fort James Corporation v. Solo Cup Company 412 F.3d 1340 · cited by 61
• Techsearch, L.L.C. v. Intel Corporation, Defendant-Cross 286 F.3d 1360 · cited by 61
• Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. v. United States Surgical Corp. 149 F.3d 1309 · cited by 61
• Bausch & Lomb, Incorporated v. United States 148 F.3d 1363 · cited by 61
• Donald Lorentsen v. Robert A. Hood, 1 Warden, Federal Correctional Institution Sheridan Or 223 F.3d 950 · cited by 61
• Celeritas Technologies, Ltd., Plaintiff/cross-Appellant v. Rockwell International Corporation 150 F.3d 1354 · cited by 61
• Apple, Inc. v. Ameranth, Inc. 842 F.3d 1229 · cited by 61
• Ipxl Holdings, L.L.C. v. Amazon.com, Inc. 430 F.3d 1377 · cited by 61
• Charles W. Bazalo, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs 150 F.3d 1380 · cited by 61
• Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc. v. Metabolite Laboratories, Inc. 444 F.3d 1356 · cited by 61
• Cleveland Clinic Foundation v. True Health Diagnostics LLC 859 F.3d 1352 · cited by 61
• Richard D. Herman v. Department of Justice 193 F.3d 1375 · cited by 61
• Altiris, Inc. v. Symantec Corp., Defendant-Cross 318 F.3d 1363 · cited by 61
• Laitram Corporation, Plaintiff/cross-Appellant v. Nec Corporation and Nec Technologies Inc. 115 F.3d 947 · cited by 61
• Banks v. United States 741 F.3d 1268 · cited by 60
• Ron Nystrom v. Trex Company, Inc. And Trex Company, LLC 339 F.3d 1347 · cited by 60
• Dayco Products, Inc. v. Total Containment, Inc. 329 F.3d 1358 · cited by 60
• Leonard R. Kahn v. General Motors Corporation 889 F.2d 1078 · cited by 60
• Applied Medical Resources Corp. v. United States Surgical Corp. 448 F.3d 1324 · cited by 60
• Super Sack Manufacturing Corporation v. Chase Packaging Corporation 57 F.3d 1054 · cited by 60
• Phillip Andre, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs 301 F.3d 1354 · cited by 60
• Merrill Hebert v. Lisle Corporation, Defendant/cross-Appellant 99 F.3d 1109 · cited by 60
• Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff/cross-Appellant v. United States 88 F.3d 1012 · cited by 60
• Monon Corporation and Rosby Corporation, Plaintiffs-Cross v. Stoughton Trailers, Inc. 239 F.3d 1253 · cited by 60
• In Re Echostar Communications Corporation 448 F.3d 1294 · cited by 60
• Netword, LLC v. Centraal Corporation 242 F.3d 1347 · cited by 60
• S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. v. Carter-Wallace, Inc., S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. v. Carter-Wallace, Inc. 781 F.2d 198 · cited by 60
• Felix E. Perez v. United States 156 F.3d 1366 · cited by 60
• In Re the Regents of the University of California 101 F.3d 1386 · cited by 60
• William A. Budde v. Harley-Davidson, Inc. And Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Defendants-Cross-Appellants 250 F.3d 1369 · cited by 60
• Murakami v. United States 398 F.3d 1342 · cited by 60
• Custom Accessories, Inc. v. Jeffrey-Allan Industries, Inc. 807 F.2d 955 · cited by 60
• Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC v. amazon.com Inc. 838 F.3d 1266 · cited by 60
• Dealertrack, Inc. v. Huber 674 F.3d 1315 · cited by 60
• In Re Jack E. Caveney and Roy A. Moody 761 F.2d 671 · cited by 60
• Smithkline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex Corp. 403 F.3d 1331 · cited by 60
• Micron Technology, Inc. v. Rambus Inc. 645 F.3d 1311 · cited by 59
• Liquid Dynamics Corp. v. Vaughan Company, Inc. 449 F.3d 1209 · cited by 59
• James L. Lewis v. United States 70 F.3d 597 · cited by 59
• General Electric Company v. Nintendo Company, Ltd. And Nintendo of America, Inc. 179 F.3d 1350 · cited by 59
• Rotec Industries, Inc. v. Mitsubishi Corporation, Tucker Associates, Inc. And Garry Tucker, and Mitsubishi International Corporation 215 F.3d 1246 · cited by 59
• Qvd Food Co., Ltd. v. United States 658 F.3d 1318 · cited by 59
• Ims Technology, Inc. v. Haas Automation, Inc. And Gene Francis Haas, Defendants-Cross 206 F.3d 1422 · cited by 59
• In Re GPAC Inc. 57 F.3d 1573 · cited by 59
• Jervis B. Webb Company v. Southern Systems, Inc. 742 F.2d 1388 · cited by 59
• Cae Screenplates Inc. v. Heinrich Fiedler Gmbh & Co. Kg and Fiedler Corporation (Now Known as Fiedler Lp),defendants-Appellees 224 F.3d 1308 · cited by 59
• Amsted Industries Incorporated, Plaintiff/cross-Appellant v. Buckeye Steel Castings Company 24 F.3d 178 · cited by 59
• Valmont Industries, Inc., Plaintiff/cross-Appellant v. Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc. 983 F.2d 1039 · cited by 59
• Jill K. Massie, as Mother and Next Friend of Autumn Massie v. United States 166 F.3d 1184 · cited by 59
• Charles L. Degmetich, Claimant-Appellant v. Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs 104 F.3d 1328 · cited by 59