Summary
Date: May 8, 2026 (Friday)
Cases published today: 1 new case summary
Cases confirmed already published: 4 (DraftKings v. AG 18, DivX v. Amazon, Enviro Tech v. Safe Foods, Great Bowery v. Consequence Sound, Malone v. USPTO)
Rule 36 / procedural dispositions: 1 (Slingshot Printing v. Canon — added to monthly Federal Circuit dispositions page)
Commentary leads reviewed: ~40 Law360 and Eric Goldman leads triaged
Non-IP cases reviewed: 2 (Hogan v. Bean, US v. Middleton — marked non-IP)
Total posts in sitemap: 700
New Case Summary Published
- In re Certain Semiconductor Devices (Infineon v. Innoscience) — ITC Issues Exclusion Order on GaN Power Chips (ITC, Inv. No. 337-TA-1414, May 8, 2026)
Previously Published (Confirmed Not Duplicated)
- DK Crown Holdings v. AG 18 — CAFC Affirms PTAB Refusal to Consider Late-Raised Prior Art (Federal Circuit, May 6, 2026)
- DivX v. Amazon — Virginia Judge Grants Summary Judgment on Four of Five Streaming Patents (E.D. Va., May 4, 2026)
- Enviro Tech v. Safe Foods — Federal Circuit Affirms Patent Invalidity for Indefinite Use of “About” (Federal Circuit, May 4, 2026)
- Great Bowery v. Consequence Sound — 11th Circuit Revives Annie Leibovitz Photo Licensing Suit (11th Circuit, May 5, 2026)
- Malone v. USPTO — Fourth Circuit Upholds FOIA Shield for PTAB Draft Opinions (4th Circuit, May 5, 2026)
Courts Searched
| Court / Source | Method | IP Opinions Found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Supreme Court | Ingestion pipeline + web search | None today |
| Federal Circuit (CAFC) | Ingestion pipeline + CAFC website + CourtListener alerts + Justia | 1 opinion (Nagy v. US — non-IP, CFC case). DraftKings (May 6) already published. |
| PTAB | Ingestion pipeline + web search | None today (Canadian Solar/Trina Solar was April 17) |
| ITC | Web search + Law360 lead | 1 — Infineon v. Innoscience exclusion order (published) |
| 1st–11th Circuits, D.C. Circuit | Ingestion pipeline (all circuits) + CourtListener alerts | None new today |
| U.S. District Courts | GovInfo aggregator + CourtListener | ~47 docket entries reviewed; mostly new filings, no substantive opinions identified |
| Short Circuit (Volokh/Reason) | Weekly roundup (Friday) | No IP cases this week |
State Courts
| State | Result |
|---|---|
| California (Supreme Court + Court of Appeal) | No IP opinions identified |
| New York | No IP opinions identified |
| Texas | No IP opinions identified |
| Delaware | No IP opinions identified |
| Illinois | No IP opinions identified |
| Florida | No IP opinions identified |
Foreign Courts
| Jurisdiction | Result |
|---|---|
| UK (Patents Court / IPEC) | No IP opinions identified today |
| Canada (Federal Court / FCA) | No new IP decisions (Macek watchlist: 4 entries, all unresolved — no decisions yet for Janssen, Canadian Linen, Pacific Smoke, or Gavora) |
| EU (CJEU) | No new decisions today (Pelham II pastiche ruling was April 14) |
| UPC (Unified Patent Court) | No decisions today (InterDigital v. Amazon appeal scheduled May 28) |
| EPO Boards of Appeal | No decisions identified today |
| Germany (BGH / BPatG) | BGH heard oral arguments May 7 in OBI orange color trademark case (I ZB 58/25); decision expected September 17, 2026 |
| France (Cour de cassation / TJ Paris) | No IP opinions identified |
| Japan (IP High Court / JPO) | No IP opinions identified today |
| Korea (Supreme Court / Patent Court) | Searched; no opinions identified |
| China (SPC / specialized IP courts) | Searched; no opinions identified |
| Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India, South Africa | Searched; no IP opinions identified |
| Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Poland, Brazil, Mexico, Russia | Searched; no IP opinions identified |
Other Sources
| Source | Result |
|---|---|
| IPWatchdog | Covered DraftKings CAFC (already published); Google PTAB limits article (commentary) |
| Patently-O | Covered Enviro Tech v. Safe Foods (already published); IPR filing collapse data |
| Eric Goldman Blog | 1 lead reviewed — “Judge Shopping & Schedule A” guest post (commentary, no opinion) |
| Law360 IP | ~10 leads reviewed — ITC Innoscience (published), remainder were commentary or filings |
| CourtListener alerts | CAFC May 7 opinions (all non-IP: Thomas v. DVA, Robles v. Collins, Carroll-Harris v. DVA, Oliva v. DVA) + Slingshot Rule 36 |
| Justia IP digest | 3 cases flagged this week — all already covered (Malone, Great Bowery, Enviro Tech) |
| Newsletter intake (IMAP) | 2 new messages processed; no IP leads |