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Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 02.19.10
In Agredano v. U.S. (Feb. 17, 2010), the Federal Circuit reversed the Court of Federal Claims decision that Customs and Border Protection breached an implied-in-fact warranty when it sold a car at auction containing concealed marijuana, drugs that ultimately resulted in the purchaser spending a year in a Mexican prison. The Federal Circuit held there was no implied-in-fact warranty that the car did not contain contraband, finding there was no meeting of the minds required to form such a warranty because Customs' regulatory duty to remove contraband from the forfeited vehicle did not create a contractual obligation and the agency had expressly disclaimed any and all warranties at the auction.
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.26.26
On May 13, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court judgment of no infringement in Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., No. 24-1641. The decision offers important guidance for patent holders and generic manufacturers on the role of industry standards in interpreting scientific terminology during claim construction, prosecution history estoppel, and the disclosure-dedication rule.
Client Alert | 5 min read | 05.26.26
Client Alert | 7 min read | 05.21.26
A New Playbook for M&A in the EU: The European Commission's Draft Merger Guidelines - 10 Key Changes
Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.21.26
Judge Jennifer Choe-Groves Takes Over Several DNJ Hatch-Waxman Cases
