Daily Summary
Date: May 30, 2026
Cases published today: 5
Cases skipped (non-IP, duplicates, or no substantive opinion): 48
CAFC dismissals added to monthly dispositions page: 2
Macek docket watchlist: 4 cases, all still pending
Sitemap total: 812 posts
Cases Published
| Case | Court | Topic | Decision Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samesurf v. Intuit | S.D. Cal. | Patent (Utility) | May 28, 2026 |
| Design Gaps v. Olivieri | W.D.N.C. | Copyright | May 28, 2026 |
| EagleBurgmann v. Bernstein | S.D. Tex. | Trade Secret (Federal) | May 29, 2026 |
| A.L.M. Holding v. Zydex | Federal Circuit | Patent (Utility) | May 19, 2026 |
| BISSELL v. ITC | Federal Circuit / ITC | Patent (Utility) | May 11, 2026 |
Federal Courts Searched
| Court / Source | Method | IP Opinions Found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Supreme Court | CourtListener alerts, SCOTUS website, web search | None (4 non-IP opinions issued May 28) |
| Federal Circuit | CAFC website, CourtListener alerts, Patently-O, IPWatchdog | 2 dismissal orders (added to dispositions); older precedential opinions caught up (A.L.M., BISSELL) |
| PTAB | Web search, Law360 IP | None new today |
| District Courts (all circuits) | GovInfo aggregator, CourtListener, Law360 IP, Bloomberg Law | 3 opinions published (Samesurf, Design Gaps, EagleBurgmann) |
| ITC | Web search, Law360 IP | None new (BISSELL from May 11 caught up) |
State Courts Searched
California, New York, Texas, Delaware, Illinois, Florida — no IP/AI opinions identified for May 29–30, 2026.
Foreign Courts Searched
UK (IPEC, Patents Court), Canada (Federal Court, FCA), Australia (Federal Court), India (Delhi HC, Bombay HC), New Zealand (High Court), Singapore (SICC/IPOS), South Africa (SCA), EU/CJEU (General Court), UPC, EPO Boards of Appeal, Germany (BGH, BPatG), France (Cour de cassation, Tribunal judiciaire de Paris), Italy (Corte di Cassazione), Spain (Tribunal Supremo), Netherlands (Hoge Raad), Switzerland (Bundesgericht), Sweden (Patent- och marknadsöverdomstolen), Poland (Sąd Najwyższy), Japan (IP High Court, JPO), Korea (Supreme Court, Patent Court), China (SPC, specialized IP courts), Brazil (STJ), Mexico (Suprema Corte), Russia (IP Court) — no new IP/AI opinions identified for May 29–30, 2026.
Newsletter and Commentary Sources
Processed 18 new emails from: Law360 IP, Patently-O, Justia daily digests, CourtListener Federal Circuit/PTAB alerts. 735 URL discoveries and 183 case mentions ingested; 9 Tier 1 leads (CAFC/SCOTUS PDFs) prioritized and processed.
Macek Docket Watchlist (Canadian Federal Court)
4 IP cases monitored: Janssen v. AG Canada (T-1728-26), Canadian Linen v. Shah (T-3756-25), Pacific Smoke v. GCore (T-2217-26), Gavora v. Naughty Ventures (T-2225-26) — all still pending as of today.