JD Supra

Rule 54(b) doesn’t permit slicing patent’s claims into separate final judgments

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concluded that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b) does not permit entry of partial final ...
IPWatchdog

Federal Circuit Dismisses Patent Owner’s Appeal for Lack of Final Judgment Under Rule 54(b)

The Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision today dismissing ParkerVision’s appeal from a judgment of non-infringement ...
JD Supra

Final Means Final: Supreme Court Reaffirms Strict Limits on Post-Judgment Amendments

When is a final judgment not final? In an opinion by Justice Thomas unanimously reversing the Second Circuit, the Supreme Court reaffirmed on June 5 that the bar for reopening a final judgment under ...
Law

Semantics of Order, Final Judgment: State Appellate Court Declines to Consider Attorney Fee Challenge

"In other words, Missouri law is clear that a motion that is expressly declared by Supreme Court Rule to be an independent action must be resolved by an independent judgment that meets the ...

Post-Judgment Appeals of Prior Non-Final Orders

New York’s appeal rules can make waiting risky: if a final judgment doesn’t qualify to bring an earlier order up for review, ...