The Top FCA Decisions of 2015 for Government Contractors
Client Alert | 1 min read | 02.16.16
From the Supreme Court’s decision rejecting the applicability of the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act to several rulings widening the circuit split on the implied certification theory of liability, 2015 saw a number of important False Claims Act case law developments. In a "Feature Comment" published in The Government Contractor, C&M attorneys highlight the top ten decisions from 2015 on key issues—such as damages calculations, original source requirements, statistical sampling, and more—that will shape this ever-active area of litigation in 2016 and beyond.
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Client Alert | 6 min read | 11.26.25
From ‘Second’ to ‘First:’ Federal Circuit Tackles Obvious Claim Errors
Patent claims must be clear and definite, as they set the boundaries of the patentee’s rights. Occasionally, however, claim language contains errors, such as typographical mistakes or incorrect numbering. Courts possess very limited authority to correct such errors. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has emphasized that judicial correction is appropriate only in rare circumstances, where (1) the error is evident from the face of the patent, and (2) the proposed correction is the sole reasonable interpretation in view of the claim language, specification, and prosecution history. See Group One, Ltd. v. Hallmark Cards, Inc., 407 F.3d 1297, 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2005) and Novo Indus., L.P. v. Micro Molds Corp., 350 F.3d 1348, 1357 (Fed. Cir. 2003).
Client Alert | 5 min read | 11.26.25
Client Alert | 6 min read | 11.25.25
Brussels Court Clarifies the EU’s SPC Manufacturing Waiver Regulation Rules
Client Alert | 3 min read | 11.24.25
