All Cases

849 cases published. Click a column header to sort.

Decided ▾CaseCourtTopic
Jun 6, 2026Amazon v. Perplexity — Court Enjoins AI Shopping Agent from Accessing Password-Protected Accounts Under CFAADistrict CourtsTech Law
Jun 5, 2026Ted Entertainment v. Saber — Twitch Streamer's Reaction to YouTube Documentary Is Fair UseDistrict CourtsCopyright Fair Use
Jun 5, 2026Shoals Technologies v. Voltage — Inequitable Conduct and Unclean Hands Defenses Fail; Solar Panel Patents Remain EnforceableDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
Jun 5, 2026Hafeman v. Google LLC — Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Ruling That "Find My Device" Patents Are UnpatentableFederal Circuit, PTABUtility Patent
Jun 5, 2026Melinta Therapeutics v. Nexus Pharmaceuticals — Federal Circuit Affirms Patent Infringement in Generic Antibiotic CaseFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 5, 2026Deque Systems v. BrowserStack — Fourth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment After Copyright Plaintiff's Repeated Failure to Disclose DamagesFourth CircuitCopyright
Jun 5, 2026Joby Aero v. Archer Aviation — Court Partially Dismisses Trade Secret and Contract Claims but Allows Core Misappropriation Theory to ProceedDistrict CourtsTrade Secret, Federal
Jun 5, 2026Netgear v. Choice Electronics — Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Counterclaims as Unnecessary, Holds Prior Ruling Remains in EffectDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
Jun 5, 2026Starr v. Google — Court Rejects Novel “Negligent Digital Architecture” and “Commercial Attribution Rights” Claims Against Search EngineDistrict CourtsSection 230
Jun 4, 2026Hikma v. Amarin — Supreme Court Protects Skinny-Label Generics from Induced Infringement ClaimsSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Jun 4, 2026Ollnova Technologies v. Ecobee — Federal Circuit Vacates $11.5M Smart-Thermostat Patent Verdict Over Flawed Jury InstructionsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 4, 2026Life Spine v. Globus Medical — Federal Circuit Reverses PTAB, Invalidates Spinal Implant Patent on Claim ConstructionFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 4, 2026Arendi S.A.R.L. v. Oath Holdings & Google — Federal Circuit Affirms All Four Arendi Patents Are Ineligible Under Section 101Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jun 4, 2026Scotts Company v. Procter & Gamble — Sixth Circuit Rejects Trade Dress Claims Over Miracle-Gro PackagingSixth CircuitTrademark, Federal
Jun 4, 2026NEC Corporation v. Anker Innovations — Court Denies Early Dismissal of Object-Detection Patents Under Section 101District CourtsUtility Patent
Jun 4, 2026ProSync Technology v. Miller — Court Partially Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Former Employee Who Downloaded 50 GB of Trade Secrets onto USB DriveDistrict CourtsTrade Secret, Federal
Jun 4, 2026Eli Lilly v. Alderwood Surgical Center — Court Rejects "Overbroad" Trademark Consent Decree Over Weight-Loss Drug TrademarksDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
Jun 4, 2026International Olympic Committee v. Xiamen Olymate — Court Blocks Chinese Wellness Company from Using "OlyLife" TrademarkDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
Jun 3, 2026Lnu v. Blanche — Ninth Circuit Sanctions Lawyers for AI-Hallucinated CitationsNinth CircuitArtificial Intelligence
Jun 3, 2026Anonymous Media Research Holdings v. Samsung — Court Refuses to Certify Interlocutory Appeal Despite Conflicting Alice Rulings on Same PatentsDistrict CourtsPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jun 2, 2026AGI SureTrack v. Farmers Edge — Federal Circuit Affirms Farming Data Patents Are Ineligible Under §101 but Reopens Attorney's Fees QuestionFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jun 2, 2026In re Certain Energy Drinks (337-TA-1502) — ITC Launches Gray Market Trademark Investigation Against 13 Importers at Monster Energy's RequestInternational Trade CommissionTrademark, Federal
Jun 2, 2026Lil' Joe Records v. Won — Eleventh Circuit Rules Copyright Termination Rights Trapped in Bankruptcy EstateEleventh CircuitCopyright
Jun 2, 2026B. Nagel Films v. Netflix — Court Dismisses Copyright Suit Over Competing Boy Scouts DocumentariesDistrict CourtsCopyright
Jun 2, 2026Ramos v. OpenAI — Court Dismisses All Claims Against ChatGPT for Alleged Trade Secret TheftDistrict CourtsTrade Secret, Federal
Jun 2, 2026Washington Star v. NOTUS Media — Court Blocks News Outlet's Rebrand to 'The Star' Over Trademark ConfusionDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
Jun 2, 2026Fujifilm v. Kodak — UPC Court of Appeal Issues Landmark Ruling on Long-Arm Jurisdiction Over Non-Member StatesEU CourtsUtility Patent
Jun 1, 2026CareDx v. Natera — Supreme Court Declines to Resolve Whether Juries May Infer Consumer Deception from Deliberately False AdvertisingSupreme CourtTrademark, Federal
Jun 1, 2026Fisher Asset Management v. fisher-investments-europe.org — Court Shuts Down Cybersquatting Phishing Sites Targeting $387B Investment FirmDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
Jun 1, 2026VirtaMove v. Google — Containerization Patent Survives Google's Motion to DismissDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
May 29, 2026Skysong Innovations v. CrowdStrike — Court Construes Cybersecurity Patent Claims Covering Vulnerability Analysis, Machine Classifiers, and Neural NetworksDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
May 29, 2026Identitii Limited v. JPMorgan Chase — Court Invalidates Blockchain Financial Transaction Patent Under AliceDistrict CourtsPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
May 29, 2026Densys v. Align Technology & Medit — Dental Scanning Patents Survive Section 101 Challenge, but Willfulness and Indirect Infringement Claims DismissedDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
May 29, 2026Kangol LLC v. Hangzhou Chuanyue Silk — Seventh Circuit Holds Email Service on Chinese Defendants Improper Under Hague ConventionSeventh CircuitTrademark, Federal
May 29, 2026EagleBurgmann v. Bernstein — Court Refuses to Dismiss Trade Secret Claims Against Departing Employee Who Emailed Confidential Data to Personal AccountDistrict CourtsTrade Secret, Federal
May 28, 2026Deckers v. Last Brand (Quince) — Court Bars Reasonable Royalty Damages Theory and Willful Infringement Evidence in UGG Design Patent TrialDistrict CourtsDesign Patent
May 28, 2026Insulet Corp. v. EOFlow — Federal Circuit Reverses $452M Trade Secret Verdict as Time-Barred Under DTSAFederal CircuitTrade Secret, Federal
May 28, 2026Go1 Pty, Ltd. v. OpenSesame — Federal Circuit Vacates PTAB Decision, Finds Board Wrongly Dismissed Obviousness Expert TestimonyFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 28, 2026Maquet Cardiovascular v. Abiomed — Jury Finds No Infringement of Blood Pump PatentsDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
May 28, 2026Samesurf v. Intuit — Court Grants Summary Judgment That TurboTax Does Not Infringe Co-Browsing PatentDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
May 28, 2026Design Gaps v. Olivieri — Court Rules Custom Cabinetry Designs Cannot Be Copyrighted as Architectural WorksDistrict CourtsCopyright
May 27, 2026Guild Mortgage v. CrossCountry Mortgage — California Court of Appeal Reverses Dismissal, Holds CUTSA Does Not Preempt Computer Fraud or Aiding-and-Abetting ClaimsState CourtsTrade Secret, State
May 27, 2026Estate of Worrell v. Thang — Sixth Circuit Revives P-Funk Keyboardist's Copyright Co-Ownership ClaimsSixth CircuitCopyright
May 27, 2026On Clouds GmbH v. Cyclonic — Australian Federal Court Finds Deceptive Similarity Between Footwear MarksOther InternationalTrademark, Federal
May 26, 2026ClearPlay, Inc. v. DISH Network — Federal Circuit Affirms AutoHop Does Not Infringe Content Filtering PatentsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 26, 2026Sonrai Systems v. Romano — Court Slashes $59M Trade Secret Verdict to $10.4M in Garbage Truck Technology DisputeDistrict CourtsTrade Secret, Federal
May 26, 2026PhillyWine LLC v. KSWCO LLC — Court Denies Emergency Bid to Strip Rival of 'Philly Wine School' TrademarkDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
May 25, 2026Olson v. West, Woodward & Garrity — Copyright Claims Over Jury-Attitude Report Used by January 6 Defense Attorneys Survive DismissalDistrict CourtsCopyright
May 22, 2026Hindware v. Google — Delhi High Court Holds Google Liable for Trademark Infringement Through Keyword Advertising ProgramOther InternationalTrademark, Federal
May 22, 2026Dabur India v. Emami — Delhi High Court Upholds Trade Dress Injunction Against 'Cool King' Hair Oil for Copying Navratna Oil's Red PackagingOther InternationalTrademark, State
May 22, 2026Versata Software v. Ford Motor Co. — Federal Circuit Reinstates $82M Jury Award and Opens Door to Unjust Enrichment Damages for Trade Secret MisappropriationFederal CircuitTrade Secret, Federal
May 22, 2026Pictometry International v. Roofr — Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Ruling That Aerial Roof-Measuring Patent Claims Are ObviousFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 22, 2026SK nexilis v. Solus Advanced Materials — EDTX Jury Awards $3.3 Million for Willful Infringement of EV Battery Copper Foil PatentsDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
May 22, 2026Rich Media Club v. MediaNews Group — Court Dismisses All Ad-Tech Patent Claims as Patent-Ineligible Under Section 101District CourtsPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
May 22, 2026Disney v. MiniMax — Court Denies Dismissal of AI Copyright Suit, Finds Hailuo AI's Character Generation Plausibly InfringesDistrict CourtsCopyright
May 22, 2026Control Technology v. Omni Energy — Court Denies Both Sides' Summary Judgment in Trade Secret Case Involving Departing Employees Who Secretly Prepared RFPs for CompetitorDistrict CourtsTrade Secret, Federal
May 22, 2026AGI SureTrack v. OPISystems — Court Recommends Adverse Inference Sanctions for Spoliation of Agricultural Trade SecretsDistrict CourtsTrade Secret, Federal
May 22, 2026Sarieddine v. Connected International — Court Dismisses ALIEN Trademark Claims for Failure to Plead Priority of UseDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
May 22, 2026Taddeo-Waite v. X Corp. — Section 230 Shields Platform from Subscriber’s Claims Over Algorithmic Amplification and Content ModerationDistrict CourtsSection 230
May 21, 2026Samesurf v. Intuit — Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Finding That Browsing Patent Claims Are ObviousFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 21, 2026Otsuka v. Lupin — Federal Circuit Affirms Noninfringement and Obviousness of Kidney Drug PatentsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 21, 2026C3.ai v. Cummins — Delaware Jury Awards $23.3M for AI Trade Secret MisappropriationState CourtsTrade Secret, Federal
May 21, 2026UCB v. Cipla — Delaware Court Upholds Nayzilam Seizure Drug Patents After Bench Trial, Blocking Generic EntryDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
May 19, 2026A.L.M. Holding Co. v. Zydex Industries — Federal Circuit Holds Patent Owners Retain Standing Despite Exclusive LicenseFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 19, 2026Recor Medical v. Medtronic Ireland — Federal Circuit Applies ALM Standing Rule to Medical Device Patent DisputeFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 19, 2026Collision Communications v. Samsung — Judge Denies Injunction Despite $445M Verdict, Even as DOJ Backs NPE's Irreparable Harm ClaimDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
May 19, 2026Apress Media v. Anna’s Archive — Judge Rakoff Orders $19.5 Million Default Judgment and Global Domain Takedown Against Shadow LibraryDistrict CourtsCopyright
May 19, 2026PCC Airfoils v. Daugherty — Sixth Circuit Rejects ‘Clear and Convincing’ Standard for Trade Secret Preliminary InjunctionsSixth CircuitTrade Secret, Federal
May 19, 2026Wood v. Eiazuiks — Third Circuit Revives Mass Copyright Case, Faults District Court's Blanket Jurisdictional DismissalThird CircuitCopyright
May 19, 2026Heagney v. West NY Rest — Court Denies Trademark Injunction, Finding Restaurant Logo Not Famous Enough for DilutionDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
May 19, 2026DOJ v. Iliev — Court Awards $1M Default Judgment for Counterfeiting NIJ Certification Mark on Body ArmorDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
May 19, 2026Guardant Health v. Natera — Court Imposes $3M Sanctions and Ethics Training on Quinn EmanuelDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
May 19, 2026A.L.M. Holding v. Zydex — Federal Circuit Rules Patent Owners Retain Standing Despite Broad Exclusive LicenseFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 18, 2026Willis Electric v. Polygroup — Full Federal Circuit Declines to Disturb $71M Christmas Tree Patent VerdictFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 18, 2026Surron v. Talaria — Court Awards $12.97M and Permanent Injunction in E-Bike Design Patent CaseDistrict CourtsDesign Patent
May 18, 2026adidas v. Hall of Fame Sports — Court Rules Trademark Plaintiffs Must Identify Specific Registered MarksDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
May 18, 2026Philips v. Rajesh Bansal — Delhi High Court Sets Aside SEP Damages, Holds DVD Patent Not Proven Essential and Imports Exhausted Under Indian LawOther InternationalUtility Patent
May 18, 2026Rideshare Displays v. Lyft — Supreme Court Won't Revive Vehicle ID Patent Claims Killed Under AliceSupreme CourtPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
May 18, 2026CAO Lighting v. Wolfspeed — Supreme Court Rejects Loper Bright–Based Challenge to Federal Circuit's Rule 36 Summary AffirmancesSupreme CourtUtility Patent
May 18, 2026USAA v. PNC Bank — Supreme Court Declines to Review Alice Framework for Mobile Check Deposit PatentsSupreme CourtPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
May 18, 2026USAA v. PNC Bank — Supreme Court Lets $222M Mobile Check Deposit Patent Verdict DieSupreme CourtPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
May 18, 2026Magnolia Medical Technologies v. Kurin — USPTO Director Denies IPR in Precedential Decision Condemning 'Litigation Leverage' PetitionsPTABUtility Patent
May 15, 2026MCOM IP v. City National Bank — Federal Circuit Affirms Patent Invalidity But Reverses Attorney Fee AwardFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 15, 2026D'Ambrosio v. Meta Platforms — Seventh Circuit Holds Social Media Ad Revenue Does Not Create 'Commercial Purpose' Under Illinois Right of Publicity ActSeventh CircuitRight of Publicity
May 14, 2026Vedros v. Endless Mountain Labradors — Court Rules Blogger's Photo Republication Is Not Fair UseDistrict CourtsCopyright Fair Use
May 14, 2026Contour IP v. GoPro — Court Overturns $8.2M Patent Verdict, Grants Judgment as a Matter of Law on InvalidityDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
May 14, 2026Express Mobile v. GoDaddy — Delaware Judge Overturns Willfulness Finding, Preserving $170M Verdict But Blocking Treble DamagesDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
May 14, 2026AMD v. XtreamEdge — USPTO Director Terminates Three IPR Proceedings for Sotera Stipulation ViolationsPTABUtility Patent
May 14, 2026Columbia University v. Gen Digital (Norton) — Federal Circuit Vacates $600M Patent Judgment, Finds Virus-Detection Claims Abstract Under AliceFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
May 13, 2026Actelion Pharmaceuticals v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals — Federal Circuit Affirms That pH Claims Require Standard-Temperature MeasurementFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 13, 2026Seoul Semiconductor v. Finelite — Federal Circuit Affirms Samsung's Limited Indemnification in LED Patent DisputeFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 13, 2026Universal Electronics v. Roku — Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Finding That Remote Control Patent Claims Are ObviousFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 13, 2026Les Editions Albert Rene v. EUIPO — EU General Court Overturns Refusal to Invalidate 'Obelix' Mark for WeaponsEU CourtsTrademark, Federal
May 13, 2026LegalForce v. MH Sub I — Trademark Firm Ordered to Pay $92K After Case Built on Fabricated Promotion Claims Collapses at TrialDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
May 13, 2026Les Éditions Albert René v. EUIPO — EU General Court Annuls Refusal to Invalidate ‘Obelix’ Trademark for Weapons and AmmunitionEU CourtsTrademark, Federal
May 12, 2026Meta Platforms Ireland v. AGCOM — CJEU Upholds Press Publishers' Right to Fair Compensation from Tech PlatformsEU CourtsCopyright
May 12, 2026Meta Platforms v. AGCOM — CJEU Grand Chamber Rules Platforms Must Pay for Press Content Under EU Copyright DirectiveEU CourtsCopyright
May 12, 2026Align Technology v. Angelalign — UPC Düsseldorf Denies Preliminary Injunction on Clear Aligner Patent, Requires Feature-by-Feature Technical ProofEU CourtsUtility Patent
May 12, 2026Nesarikar v. PTO — Federal Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Micro-Entity Fee Dispute for Lack of StandingFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 12, 2026Artist Revenue Advocates v. Ye — Jury Finds Copyright Infringement in Uncleared Sample at Donda Listening PartyDistrict CourtsCopyright
May 12, 2026Oldnar Corp. v. Sanyo North America — Split Sixth Circuit Affirms $1 Nominal Damages for Touchscreen IP MisuseSixth CircuitTrade Secret, Federal
May 12, 2026AbbVie v. BeiGene — Court Denies Dismissal of Trade Secret Claims Over Cancer Drug Compound DesignsDistrict CourtsTrade Secret, Federal
May 12, 2026Nokia v. Acer and Asus — UK Court of Appeal Stays FRAND Claims, Rules Arbitration Offer Satisfies Licensing ObligationsUK CourtsUtility Patent
May 12, 2026Meta Platforms v. AGCOM — CJEU Upholds Press Publishers' Right to Compensation from Online PlatformsEU CourtsCopyright
May 12, 2026CJEU Grand Chamber: Meta Must Compensate Press Publishers for News Snippets Under EU Copyright DirectiveEU CourtsCopyright
May 11, 2026BISSELL v. ITC — Federal Circuit Affirms That Redesigned Tineco Vacuums Do Not Infringe, Clarifies Expert Reliance on Discovery Source CodeFederal Circuit, International Trade CommissionUtility Patent
May 11, 2026Bissell Inc. v. ITC — Federal Circuit Affirms ITC Patent Ruling on Wet-Dry Vacuum Cleaners, Finding Redesigned Products Do Not InfringeFederal Circuit, International Trade CommissionUtility Patent
May 11, 2026Extremity Medical v. Nextremity Solutions — Federal Circuit Affirms Attorney Fee Award After Patent Found Unpatentable in IPRFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 11, 2026Metrom Rail v. Siemens Mobility — Federal Circuit Reverses PTAB, Finds All Railroad Collision-Avoidance Patent Claims UnpatentableFederal Circuit, PTABUtility Patent
May 11, 2026Arias v. Warner Bros. Entertainment — Court Dismisses Copyright Claim Over Joker Films, Finds No Plausible Access or Substantial SimilarityDistrict CourtsCopyright
May 11, 2026Eizenga v. MediaLab.Ai — S.D. Fla. Grants WorldStarHipHop Section 230 Immunity for Re-Captioned Defamatory VideoDistrict CourtsSection 230
May 11, 2026Bride v. Snap — District Court Grants Summary Judgment for Snapchat After Ninth Circuit’s Section 230 Carve-OutDistrict CourtsSection 230
May 8, 2026In re Certain Semiconductor Devices (Infineon v. Innoscience) — ITC Issues Exclusion Order on GaN Power ChipsInternational Trade CommissionUtility Patent
May 8, 2026Trojan Battery v. Golf Carts of Cypress — Fifth Circuit Affirms Trademark Infringement but Narrows Overbroad InjunctionFifth CircuitTrademark, Federal
May 8, 2026Infineon Technologies v. Innoscience — ITC Orders Import Ban on Chinese GaN Semiconductor Products for Patent InfringementInternational Trade CommissionUtility Patent
May 8, 2026Impossible Foods v. Impossible X — Court Denies Laches Defense After Jury Finds Willful Trademark Infringement, Awards Fees and Permanent InjunctionDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
May 8, 2026MITII Inc. v. OpenAI — Court Dismisses Patent Suit Over Sora Text-to-Video Technology With PrejudiceDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
May 8, 2026Innoscience v. Infineon — ITC Issues Limited Exclusion Order in GaN Semiconductor Patent Case, but Redesigned Products Clear InfringementInternational Trade CommissionUtility Patent
May 8, 2026Infineon v. Innoscience — ITC Orders Import Ban on GaN Semiconductor Devices for Patent InfringementInternational Trade CommissionUtility Patent
May 7, 2026Infineon v. Innoscience (ITC) — Commission Finds GaN Patent Infringement but Import Ban Reaches Only Discontinued ProductsInternational Trade CommissionUtility Patent
May 7, 2026Judge v. Academia — Court Rejects Section 230 Defense and All Four Arbitration Attempts in Professor Name-Use Class ActionDistrict CourtsRight of Publicity, Section 230
May 7, 2026Ascent Classical Academies v. Ascent Classical Academy Charter Schools — Tenth Circuit Revives Trademark Claims Over Post-Termination Name UseTenth CircuitTrademark, Federal
May 7, 2026NST Global v. Sig Sauer — Court Denies Summary Judgment in Firearm Stabilizing Brace Patent Dispute, Sending Case to JuryDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
May 6, 2026Maquet v. Abiomed — Court Issues Three Pre-Trial Rulings on Blood Pump Patent, Preserves Written Description Challenge but Strikes Indefiniteness and Means-Plus-Function ArgumentsDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
May 6, 2026DK Crown Holdings v. AG 18 — Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB's Refusal to Consider Late-Raised Prior Art Against Surviving Patent ClaimFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 6, 2026Lu v. Hyper Bicycles — Federal Circuit Affirms Attorney Fee Award After Frivolous Patent SuitFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 6, 2026Vericool World v. Igloo Products — Ninth Circuit Holds 'First to Market' Claims Not Actionable Under Lanham ActNinth CircuitTrademark, Federal
May 5, 2026Therme Development v. Nordik Spa Village Chelsea — Canadian Federal Court of Appeal Invalidates THERME Trademarks as Descriptive in FrenchCanadian CourtsTrademark, Federal
May 5, 2026Great Bowery Inc. v. Consequence Sound — Eleventh Circuit Revives Annie Leibovitz Photo Licensing Agency's Copyright Infringement SuitEleventh CircuitCopyright
May 5, 2026DivX v. Amazon — Virginia Judge Grants Summary Judgment on Four of Five Streaming Patents, One Survives for TrialDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
May 5, 2026Malone v. USPTO — Fourth Circuit Upholds Withholding of PTAB Draft Opinions Under FOIA Deliberative Process PrivilegeFourth CircuitUtility Patent
May 5, 2026OpenSesame v. GO1 — Court Adopts Topological Network Architecture in E-Learning Patent Claim ConstructionDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
May 5, 2026Nazemian v. NVIDIA — Court Allows AI Copyright Training Claims to Proceed, Applies Cox Framework to Dataset ScriptsDistrict CourtsCopyright
May 5, 2026Google v. Point Financial — Ninth Circuit Affirms Injunction Protecting Google's Royalty-Free Chip Manufacturing License After Startup's CollapseNinth CircuitTrade Secret, Federal
May 5, 2026TJTM Technologies v. Google — Federal Circuit Affirms Patent Ineligibility of Notification-Suppression Claims Under AliceFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
May 4, 2026Enviro Tech Chemical Services v. Safe Foods Corp. — Federal Circuit Affirms Patent Invalidity for Indefinite Use of "About" in Claim RangesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 4, 2026Ricoh v. Zoom — Delaware Court Denies Alice Dismissal, Finding Video Conferencing Patents May Contain Inventive ConceptsDistrict CourtsPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
May 4, 2026MakeMyTrip v. EaseMyBiz — Delhi High Court Enjoins Launch of Deceptively Similar "EaseMyBiz" BrandOther InternationalTrademark, Federal
May 4, 2026Gilead Sciences v. Academy of Military Medical Sciences — UPC Revokes Chinese Military Institute's Remdesivir COVID-19 Patent for Lack of Inventive StepEU CourtsUtility Patent
May 1, 2026Dyson v. Dreame — UPC Makes First-Ever CJEU Referral on Long-Arm Jurisdiction Over Non-UPC TerritoriesEU CourtsUtility Patent
May 1, 2026Adobe, OpenAI & Others v. KeeeX — UPC Court of Appeal Sets Clear Limits on Long-Arm Jurisdiction Over Non-Contracting StatesEU CourtsUtility Patent
May 1, 2026Samsung v. ZTE — UK High Court Sets $392 Million FRAND Balancing Payment, Discounting Sanctions-Tainted Prior LicensesUK CourtsUtility Patent
May 1, 2026Columbia Sportswear v. Columbia University — Oregon Court Keeps Trademark Coexistence Agreement Case, Rejects University's Jurisdiction and Transfer ArgumentsDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
May 1, 2026Carnegie Mellon University v. LSI Corporation — Court Excludes Patent Damages Expert Over Time-Bar and Apportionment FailuresDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
May 1, 2026Express Mobile v. GoDaddy — USPTO Director Squires Orders PTAB to Revisit Patent Invalidation That Contradicts $170M Jury VerdictPTABUtility Patent
May 1, 2026AI Announcer Trademark Case — Japan IP High Court Voids Registration as Descriptive for AI ServicesOther InternationalTrademark, Federal
Apr 30, 2026Wildseed Mobile v. Google — Federal Circuit Upholds PTAB's Invalidation of Targeted Advertising Patent as ObviousFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 30, 2026Whyte Monkee Productions v. Netflix — Tenth Circuit Restores Fair Use Win for Tiger King Documentary's Use of Funeral FootageTenth CircuitCopyright Fair Use
Apr 30, 2026Spartan Composites v. Signature Systems Group — Court Grants Permanent Injunction After $13M Trade Secret Verdict but Limits ScopeDistrict CourtsTrade Secret, Federal
Apr 30, 2026GEMA v. VHC 2 Seniorenresidenz — CJEU Rules Retirement Homes Do Not Need Copyright Licenses for TV Retransmission to Residents' RoomsEU CourtsCopyright
Apr 30, 2026Benjamin Moore v. B.M. Mediterranean — New Jersey Court Awards $4.2 Million in Unpaid Paint Brand Royalties, Dismisses Ex-Licensee's CounterclaimsDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
Apr 30, 2026GEMA v. VHC 2 (Seniorenresidenz) — CJEU Rules Retirement Home Cable TV Does Not Require Separate Copyright LicenseEU CourtsCopyright
Apr 30, 2026Schrader Cellars v. Roach — Court Rules Ex-Lawyer Has No Rights to Napa Valley Wine BrandDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
Apr 30, 2026Orion Labs Tech v. TalkDesk — Court Invalidates Six AI Bot Patents Under Alice but Spares Real-Time Translation PatentDistrict CourtsPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Apr 30, 2026GEMA v. VHC 2 Seniorenresidenz — CJEU Rules Retirement Home TV/Radio Retransmission Is Not a "Communication to the Public"EU CourtsCopyright
Apr 29, 2026Centripetal Networks v. Cisco Systems — Federal Circuit Affirms Noninfringement of Network Security Patents on Remand After Judicial RecusalFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 29, 2026RFC Lenders of Texas v. Smart Chemical Solutions — Federal Circuit Affirms §101 Invalidation of Vehicle Monitoring Patent Under AliceFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Apr 29, 2026Federal Express v. Qualcomm — Federal Circuit Vacates PTAB Finding on Package Sensor Network Patent, Remands for Overlooked Power Management ArgumentFederal Circuit, PTABUtility Patent
Apr 29, 2026Adidas v. Thom Browne — Second Circuit Rules 'Misconduct' Under Rule 60(b)(3) Requires More Than Mere Negligence, Refuses to Reopen Trademark VerdictSecond CircuitTrademark, Federal
Apr 29, 2026Shenzhen Huajie Technology v. Shenzhen Leyibei Technology — Seventh Circuit Upholds Minimal $2,000 Damages in Counterfeiting and Cybersquatting Default JudgmentSeventh CircuitTrademark, Federal
Apr 29, 2026Centripetal Networks v. Cisco Systems — Federal Circuit Affirms Noninfringement of Cybersecurity Patents on Remand After Judicial Recusal SagaFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 29, 2026Brandy Melville v. Shein — Court Dismisses Trademark Claims as Preempted by Copyright Act in Fast-Fashion IP DisputeDistrict CourtsCopyright
Apr 29, 2026Multi-State Partnership for Prevention v. Deloitte — Trade Secret Claims Over Vaccine Management Software Survive Dismissal BidDistrict CourtsTrade Secret, Federal
Apr 29, 2026Eli Lilly v. Empower Clinic Services — Court Dismisses Lanham Act Claim Against Compounding Pharmacy but Allows State Consumer Protection Claims to ProceedDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
Apr 29, 2026In re Everwise Credit Union — TTAB Cancels Trademark Registration for Premature Statement of Use in Precedential Rebranding DecisionPTABTrademark, Federal
Apr 28, 2026Jane Doe 1 v. Meta Platforms — Ninth Circuit Holds Section 230 Shields Meta From Rohingya Genocide Claims, but Judges Urge Rethinking the LawNinth CircuitSection 230
Apr 28, 2026Tate v. Meta & Ligon v. Meta — Northern District of California Reinforces Section 230 Shield for Account TerminationsDistrict CourtsSection 230
Apr 28, 2026Constellation Designs v. LG Electronics — Federal Circuit Vacates § 101 Eligibility for Functional "Optimization" Claims, Affirms Eligibility for Specific Non-Uniform Constellation ClaimsFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Apr 28, 2026Doe v. Meta Platforms — Ninth Circuit Holds Section 230 Bars Claims Over Facebook's Role in Myanmar GenocideNinth CircuitSection 230
Apr 28, 2026Samsung v. Maxell — PTAB Invalidates All Challenged Claims in Two Maxell Video Processing Patents, Further Eroding $112M Jury VerdictPTABUtility Patent
Apr 28, 2026BASF v. Duracell — Delaware Court Denies Dismissal of Lithium Battery Trade Secret Suit Against Berkshire's DuracellDistrict CourtsTrade Secret, Federal
Apr 28, 2026Noel Redding & Mitch Mitchell Estates v. Sony Music — UK High Court Rules Jimi Hendrix Bandmates Have No Copyright or Performers' Rights in Classic RecordingsUK CourtsCopyright
Apr 28, 2026Noel Redding Estate v. Sony Music — UK High Court Dismisses Jimi Hendrix Bandmates' Copyright Claims Over Classic RecordingsUK CourtsCopyright
Apr 27, 20269878866 Canada v. Intake Breathing Technology — Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Amazon Knockoff of Magnetic Nasal StripDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
Apr 27, 2026DoubleVerify v. Adalytics Research — Court Allows Lanham Act False Advertising Claim Over Competitor's Published Research Report to ProceedDistrict CourtsIP Law
Apr 27, 2026Taiwan v. Chen Li-ming (TSMC Trade Secret Case) — Taiwan Court Sentences Former Engineer to 10 Years for Leaking 2nm Chip Secrets to Tokyo ElectronOther InternationalTrade Secret, Federal
Apr 27, 2026Taiwan IP Court Convicts Engineers in TSMC 2nm Trade Secret Theft — Tokyo Electron Fined NT$150 Million in Landmark National Security Act CaseOther InternationalTrade Secret, Federal
Apr 27, 2026EscapeX IP v. Google — Supreme Court Lets Stand $254K Sanctions Against Patent Plaintiff for Frivolous YouTube Music SuitSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Apr 24, 2026Joe Gibbs Racing v. Gabehart — Federal Court Grants Trade Secret Injunction Against Former NASCAR Competition DirectorDistrict CourtsTrade Secret, Federal
Apr 24, 2026Meta Platforms v. Eighth Judicial District Court — Nevada Supreme Court Denies Meta's Writ Petitions, Holding Section 230 and the First Amendment Do Not Bar State AG's Addictive-Design ClaimsState CourtsSection 230
Apr 24, 2026TQ Delta v. CommScope — Federal Circuit Affirms $11.1 Million DSL Patent VerdictFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 24, 2026Morgan Art Foundation v. American Image Art — Manhattan Jury Awards $102 Million for Unauthorized Reproduction of Robert Indiana's LOVE ArtworkDistrict CourtsCopyright
Apr 23, 2026M.M. Ristorazione v. Villa Ramazzini (CJEU C-132/25) — EU Court Rules Provisional IP Measures Cannot Persist Indefinitely Without Substantive ProceedingsEU CourtsTrademark, Federal
Apr 23, 2026iyO Inc. v. IO Products (OpenAI) — Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Barring OpenAI and Jony Ive From Using 'IO' Trademark for AI HardwareDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
Apr 23, 2026Centripetal Networks v. ITC — Federal Circuit Affirms No Section 337 Violation for Keysight's Cybersecurity Products After Multiple Waiver FindingsInternational Trade CommissionUtility Patent
Apr 23, 2026Network-1 Technologies v. Google — Federal Circuit Revives Patent Infringement Claim Against YouTube Content IDFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 23, 2026MEDDICC Ltd. v. 01 Consulting — Federal Court Rules MEDDPICC Is a Generic Term, Orders Trademark CancellationDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
Apr 23, 2026Richardson v. Townsquare Media — Second Circuit Revives Copyright Claims Over Michael Jordan Fight VideoSecond CircuitCopyright Fair Use
Apr 23, 2026Slingshot Printing v. Canon — Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Invalidity of Inkjet Printer Substrate PatentFederal Circuit, PTABUtility Patent
Apr 23, 2026Centripetal Networks v. Keysight Technologies — Federal Circuit Expands Obviousness to All Cybersecurity Patent ClaimsFederal Circuit, PTABUtility Patent
Apr 23, 2026Centripetal Networks v. ITC — Federal Circuit Affirms No Section 337 Violation in Cybersecurity Patent DisputeFederal Circuit, International Trade CommissionUtility Patent
Apr 23, 2026NantWorks v. Niantic — Federal Circuit Holds Pokémon Go AR Patents Invalid Under § 101Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Apr 23, 2026Network-1 Technologies v. Google LLC — Federal Circuit Revives YouTube Content ID Patent ClaimFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 22, 2026Headwater Research v. Verizon — Judge Gilstrap Wipes Out $175M Patent Verdict With Implied WaiverDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
Apr 22, 2026Elite Semiconductor v. Anchor Semiconductor — Court Shields Litigation Funder From Fee Liability in Trade Secret CaseDistrict CourtsTrade Secret, Federal
Apr 22, 2026Moonbug Entertainment v. BabyBus — Court Denies Appellate Fees but Awards $280K for Extraordinary Copyright Enforcement EffortsDistrict CourtsCopyright
Apr 22, 2026Multi-State Partnership v. Kennedy — Court Strikes Statutory Damages for Pre-Registration Copyright Infringement of COVID Scheduling SoftwareDistrict CourtsCopyright
Apr 22, 2026Intterra v. The Analytical Moose — Court Denies Preliminary Injunction Over 'AWARE' Wildfire App BrandingDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
Apr 22, 2026Harvest Aid v. Wax Works — Ninth Circuit Vacates Denial of New Trial in Christian Film Copyright Case Over Rigid Application of Meet-and-Confer RuleNinth CircuitCopyright
Apr 22, 2026Nifty Home Products v. Ladynana US — Court Reinstates Default Judgment Against Chinese Counterfeiters After Third Circuit RemandDistrict CourtsCopyright
Apr 22, 2026Seasonal Specialties v. National Christmas Products — Court Construes Nine Disputed Terms in Decorative Lighting String PatentsDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
Apr 21, 2026MEDDICC Ltd v. 01 Consulting LLC — Court Rules MEDDPICC Sales Methodology Is a Generic TermDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
Apr 21, 2026MAO Gaming v. Penn Entertainment — STREAK® Blackjack Trademark Claims Dismissed Again for Pleading DeficienciesDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
Apr 21, 2026In re Hybir, Inc. — Federal Circuit Dismisses §101 Patent Eligibility Appeal as Moot Over $100 Settlement Side-BetFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Apr 21, 2026Katana Silicon Technologies v. Micron Technology — Federal Circuit Upholds IPR Invalidity of Semiconductor Stacking PatentsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 21, 2026In re Mosaic LLM Litigation (O'Nan v. Databricks) — Court Allows Authors' Copyright Claims Over AI Training to Proceed Against DatabricksDistrict CourtsCopyright
Apr 20, 2026Jane Doe v. Discord — N.D. Ohio Holds Section 230 Bars "Defective Design" Claims Over Sexual PredationDistrict CourtsSection 230
Apr 20, 2026NetChoice v. Griffin — W.D. Ark. Enjoins Arkansas Act 900 Social Media Restrictions on First Amendment GroundsDistrict CourtsTech Law
Apr 20, 2026Eli Lilly v. Mochi Health — Court Partially Dismisses GLP-1 False Advertising Claims on Second TryDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
Apr 20, 2026Nokia v. Geely — UPC Mannheim Issues Landmark Anti-Anti-Suit Injunction With €50 Million Penalty in Global SEP DisputeEU CourtsUtility Patent
Apr 20, 2026Russell v. Walmart — Supreme Court Declines to Address Platform Liability for Third-Party Copyright Infringement in Product PhotographsSupreme CourtCopyright
Apr 20, 2026Abbott v. Sinocare & Menarini — UPC Court of Appeal Grants Preliminary Injunction Over Glucose Monitor PatentOther InternationalUtility Patent
Apr 20, 2026Curtin v. United Trademark Holdings — Supreme Court Leaves in Place Bar on Consumer Standing to Challenge Trademark RegistrationsSupreme CourtTrademark, Federal
Apr 20, 2026CPC Patent Technologies v. Apple — Supreme Court Again Declines to Review Federal Circuit Rule 36 PracticeSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Apr 20, 2026Zirvi v. Akin Gump — Supreme Court Declines to Address Patent Inventor Privity Trap in Malpractice SuitsSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Apr 19, 2026Artec Europe v. Shenzhen Creality 3D — Court Partially Grants Summary Judgment in 3D Scanner Patent CaseDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
Apr 17, 2026Butzer v. HyperSphere Technologies — Developer-Founder’s Copyright Claims Over Quantum Encryption Software Dismissed for Failure to State a ClaimDistrict CourtsCopyright
Apr 17, 2026Frida Kahlo Corporation v. Romeo Pinedo — Eleventh Circuit Rules Tortious Cease-and-Desist Letters Create Personal JurisdictionEleventh CircuitTrademark, Federal
Apr 17, 2026Canadian Solar v. Trina Solar — PTAB Invalidates All Claims of Two TOPCon Solar Cell PatentsPTABUtility Patent
Apr 17, 2026Apple v. Masimo — ITC Closes Apple Watch Blood Oxygen Import Ban, Clears Redesigned WatchInternational Trade CommissionUtility Patent
Apr 17, 2026Canadian Solar v. Trina Solar — PTAB Invalidates All Claims in Two TOPCon Solar Cell Patents as ObviousPTABUtility Patent
Apr 17, 2026Canadian Solar v. Trina Solar — PTAB Invalidates All Claims in Two TOPCon Solar Cell PatentsPTABUtility Patent
Apr 17, 2026International Medical Devices v. Cornell — Federal Circuit Reverses $17M Trade Secret Award, Holds Patent Disclosures Extinguish Trade Secret RightsFederal CircuitTrade Secret, Federal
Apr 17, 2026Riken Technos v. JPO — Japan IP High Court Revives Transparent Projection Screen Patent, Faults JPO's Obviousness LogicOther InternationalUtility Patent
Apr 16, 2026B.E. Technology v. Google — Delaware Court Invalidates Last Targeted Advertising Patent Claim Under §101District CourtsPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Apr 16, 2026FullView v. Polycom — Federal Circuit Declines Interlocutory Appeal on §101 and Damages RulingsFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Apr 16, 2026Teva v. Eli Lilly — Federal Circuit Revives Teva's Migraine-Drug Patents Against LillyFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 15, 2026MCP IP v. Ravin Crossbows — W.D. Wis. Grants Mixed Summary Judgment Across Ten Crossbow Patents, Send Two to Damages TrialDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
Apr 15, 2026K.Mizra v. Nokia — E.D. Tex. Markman Order Rejects Nokia's Narrow Construction of "Preemption" in Pseudowire Networking PatentsDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
Apr 15, 2026Maquet v. Abiomed — Prosecution Laches Survives on Pigtail Patent Despite 15-Year DelayDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
Apr 15, 2026EireOg v. Cisco — E.D. Tex. Limits Expert Testimony on Corporate Control, Bars Public-Policy Commentary Before Patent TrialDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
Apr 15, 2026Vineyard Investigations v. Gallo — E.D. Cal. Orders Supplemental Briefing on Sensor-Per-650-Vines Scope and Section 101 RevisitDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
Apr 15, 2026Runergy v. Trina Solar — PTAB Invalidates All Claims in Two TOPCon Solar Cell PatentsPTABUtility Patent
Apr 15, 2026Manufacturing Resources International v. Squires — Federal Circuit Affirms Samsung's PTAB Win Over Display Cooling PatentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 15, 2026AG 18 v. DK Crown Holdings — Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Invalidation of Networked Gaming PatentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 15, 2026Ragan v. Berkshire Hathaway Automotive — Eighth Circuit Affirms $320K in Copyright Attorney's Fees Over Uncopyrightable Intake FormEighth CircuitCopyright
Apr 14, 2026Pelham II (C-590/23) — CJEU Grand Chamber Defines 'Pastiche' Exception in EU Copyright Law, Clearing Path for Music SamplingEU CourtsCopyright
Apr 14, 2026Pelham v. Hütter (Pelham II) — CJEU Grand Chamber Defines 'Pastiche' Exception for Music Sampling, Requires 'Recognizable Artistic Dialogue'EU CourtsCopyright
Apr 14, 2026Pelham II (C-590/23) — CJEU Grand Chamber Defines ‘Pastiche’ Exception to Copyright, Requires Overt Artistic Dialogue with Source WorkEU CourtsCopyright Fair Use
Apr 14, 2026CG & YN v. Pelham GmbH (Pelham II) — CJEU Defines 'Pastiche' Exception for Music Sampling Under EU Copyright LawEU CourtsCopyright
Apr 14, 2026Atlantic Recording v. Anna's Archive — Judge Rakoff Enters $322 Million Default Judgment Against Shadow Library for Mass Music PiracyDistrict CourtsCopyright
Apr 14, 2026VLSI Technology v. Intel — Federal Circuit Revives Multi-Core Patent Infringement Claims, Reverses Summary Judgment on Extraterritoriality and Prosecution DisclaimerFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 14, 2026Definitive Holdings v. PowerTEQ — Federal Circuit Affirms Engine Tuning Patent Invalidity Under On-Sale BarFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 14, 2026Johnson & Johnson v. Samsung Bioepis — Third Circuit Holds Market-Share Loss from Biosimilar Competition Is Not Per Se Irreparable HarmThird CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 14, 2026Oracle America v. Doe: E.D.N.C. Grants Same-Day TRO Against Laid-Off Sales Employee Threatening to Sell Trade SecretsDistrict CourtsIP Law, Trade Secret, Trade Secret, Federal
Apr 14, 2026Broad Institute v. JPO — Japan IP High Court Revives CRISPR Patent, Upholds Priority Rights from U.S. FilingsOther InternationalUtility Patent
Apr 13, 2026Alpha and Omega Semiconductor v. Force MOS Technology — Court Rules 'And' Means 'And' in MOSFET Heat-Dissipation PatentDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
Apr 13, 2026Humane World v. American Humane Association — D.C. Court Upholds Trademark Counterclaims Over 'Humane Society' TermDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
Apr 10, 2026CFTC v. State of Arizona — Federal Judge Blocks Arizona from Prosecuting Prediction Market Platform KalshiDistrict CourtsTech Law
Apr 10, 2026Commonwealth v. Meta Platforms — Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules Section 230 Does Not Shield Instagram's Addictive DesignState CourtsSection 230
Apr 10, 2026Universal Electronics v. Roku — Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Invalidation of Voice-Input Remote Control PatentFederal Circuit, PTABUtility Patent
Apr 9, 2026DISH Network v. Fraifer — Eleventh Circuit Affirms $600K Copyright Win Over Unauthorized Arabic TV StreamingEleventh CircuitCopyright
Apr 8, 2026Maquet Cardiovascular v. Abiomed — Court Denies Summary Judgment on Doctrine of Equivalents for Blood Pump PatentDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
Apr 8, 2026Fuente Marketing v. Vaporous Technologies — Federal Circuit Affirms TTAB Dismissal of X-Mark Trademark OppositionFederal CircuitIP Law, Trademark, Trademark, Federal
Apr 7, 2026ASTM International v. UpCodes — Third Circuit Rules Online Publication of Building Codes Is Likely Fair UseThird CircuitCopyright Fair Use
Apr 7, 2026ASTM v. UpCodes — Third Circuit Holds That Republishing Copyrighted Building Codes Incorporated into Law Is Fair UseThird CircuitCopyright Fair Use
Apr 7, 2026ASTM International v. UpCodes — Third Circuit Holds That Online Publication of Copyrighted Building Standards Incorporated Into Law Is Likely Fair UseThird CircuitCopyright Fair Use
Apr 7, 2026In re McFadden — Federal Circuit Affirms Patent Ineligibility for Information Exchange Claims Under Section 101Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Apr 7, 2026ironSource v. Digital Turbine — Federal Circuit Dismisses PTAB Appeal for Lack of Standing After Claim AmendmentsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 6, 2026Dometic Corp. v. ITC — Federal Circuit Affirms ITC Refusal to Block Import of Marine Air Conditioning ProductsFederal Circuit, International Trade CommissionUtility Patent
Apr 2, 2026ComfyGo v. Sarikala — California Trial Court Tightens Pleading Burden for State Trademark Infringement and Dilution ClaimsState CourtsTrademark, State
Apr 2, 2026Sadeghi v. Little American Businesses — California Court Holds Ownership-Repackaged FAL and UCL Counts Cannot Anchor 15 U.S.C. § 1119 Trademark Cancellation JurisdictionState CourtsTrademark, Federal
Apr 2, 2026Fortress Iron v. Digger Specialties — Federal Circuit Holds Patents Invalid When Missing Coinventor Cannot Be LocatedFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 1, 2026S&S Activewear v. Promo Hunt — Court Dismisses Trespass to Chattels Claim Over Browser Extension Price Comparison OverlaysDistrict CourtsTech Law
Mar 31, 2026Pepperdine University v. Netflix — Court Dismisses Trademark Suit Over Fictional "Waves" Basketball Team in Running Point SeriesDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
Mar 30, 2026Entrepreneur Media v. Meta Platforms — Court Allows Copyright Claims Over AI Training Data Acquired via TorrentingDistrict CourtsCopyright
Mar 25, 2026Cox Communications v. Sony Music — Supreme Court Narrows ISP Liability for User Copyright InfringementSupreme CourtCopyright
Mar 24, 2026Bouck v. Meta — N.D. Cal. Holds Meta's Generative-AI Advertising Tools Could Defeat Section 230 Immunity in Chinese Penny-Stock Pump-and-DumpDistrict CourtsSection 230
Mar 23, 2026Stranyak v. White Water Adventurers — Pennsylvania Court Denies Section 230 Shield to Booking Platform That Allegedly Edited Safety ContentState CourtsSection 230
Mar 19, 2026The Upper Deck Co. v. Pixels.com — S.D. Cal. Holds Print-on-Demand Vendor Loses Section 230 Immunity for the Physical Sale of Infringing Prints, but Keeps It for Online Display and Search ToolsDistrict CourtsSection 230
Mar 12, 2026NetChoice v. Bonta — Ninth Circuit Narrows the Injunction Against California's Age-Appropriate Design Code ActNinth CircuitSection 230
Mar 12, 2026McCarthy v. Amazon — Ninth Circuit Revives Sodium-Nitrite Suicide Suit Against Amazon; Section 230 Continues to Bar the Removed-Reviews TheoryNinth CircuitSection 230
Mar 2, 2026Glean IP Holdings v. Glean Technologies — Court Partially Dismisses Trademark Claims After Registration Dates Undercut PriorityDistrict CourtsTrademark, Federal
Feb 24, 2026State v. Rauch Sharak — Wisconsin Supreme Court Holds Google Was a Private Actor, Not a Government Agent, When It Scanned a User's Account for CSAMState CourtsSection 230
Feb 23, 2026Sanas.AI v. Krisp Technologies — Court Finds AI Accent Conversion Patents Survive Section 101 ChallengeDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
Feb 17, 2026Valve v. Rothschild — First-Ever Jury Verdict Under a State Anti-Patent-Troll LawDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
Feb 17, 2026Valve Corporation v. Rothschild — Western District of Washington Jury Returns First-of-Its-Kind Verdict Under State Patent Troll Prevention ActDistrict CourtsIP Law
Feb 17, 2026Tracy Anderson v. Roup — Ninth Circuit Holds Workout Routines Are Not Copyrightable ChoreographyNinth CircuitCopyright
Feb 11, 2026Emotional Perception AI v. Comptroller General — UK Supreme Court Abandons 20-Year Aerotel Test, Opens Door to AI PatentsUK CourtsUtility Patent
Feb 5, 2026Q Technologies v. Walmart — Federal Circuit Affirms Patent Ineligibility of Content-Sharing System Under AliceFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Feb 5, 2026Stokinger v. Armslist — First Circuit Holds Years of In-State Firearm Listings, Combined With Site Design and Ad Revenue, Show Purposeful AvailmentFirst CircuitSection 230
Jan 23, 2026State ex rel. Bird v. TikTok — Iowa Supreme Court Holds TikTok's Data Collection, Targeted Advertising, and Contractual Relationships Establish Specific Jurisdiction in Consumer-Fraud Suit Over App-Store Age RatingsState CourtsSection 230
Jan 21, 2026Moxie Pest Control v. Nielsen — Tenth Circuit Broadens CFAA “Loss” Beyond Technological HarmTenth CircuitTech Law
Jan 12, 2026Vetter v. Resnik — Fifth Circuit Holds U.S. Copyright Termination Recaptures Worldwide RightsFifth CircuitCopyright
Jan 5, 2026Harrington v. Pinterest — N.D. Cal. Holds DMCA § 512(c) Safe Harbor Covers Embedded UGC in Email and Push NotificationsNinth CircuitCopyright
Dec 15, 2025Ziff Davis v. OpenAI — S.D.N.Y. Holds Robots.txt Is Not a DMCA Section 1201 Technological MeasureDistrict CourtsCopyright
Dec 9, 2025Ridge Wallet v. Bemmo — Court Denies Dismissal of Patent and Trade Dress Claims Over Compact Wallet DesignDistrict CourtsUtility Patent
Dec 4, 2025BGH "Moneypenny" — Bundesgerichtshof Holds That James Bond's Moneypenny Has No Independent Work-Title Protection Under German Trademark LawOther InternationalTrademark, Federal
Nov 25, 2025UPC Court of Appeal — Amgen v. Sanofi & Regeneron (UPC_CoA_528/2024) — Sets Out the UPC's Inventive-Step Framework: Realistic Starting Point, Objective Problem, "Would Not Could"EU CourtsUtility Patent
Nov 25, 2025Meril v. Edwards Lifesciences (UPC_CoA_464/2024 et al., EP 3 646 825) — UPC Court of Appeal Same-Day Companion to Amgen v. Sanofi: "Same Parties" Test, Embodiment Coverage, and Non-Obvious-Alternative Inventive StepEU CourtsUtility Patent
Oct 31, 2025Penn State v. Vintage Brand — M.D. Pa. Upholds $28K Trademark Verdict, Treats Initial Interest Confusion as a Lens, Not a Standalone ClaimThird CircuitTrademark, Federal
Sep 11, 2025BGH "Testarossa" — Federal Court of Justice Affirms BPatG Ruling That Ferrari's Bad-Faith Challenge to "Testa Rossa" Trademark Fails Without Proof of Damaging or Obstructing IntentOther InternationalTrademark, Federal
Aug 13, 2025UPC Court of Appeal — Boehringer Ingelheim v. Zentiva (UPC_CoA_446/2025) — Marketing Authorisation Alone Does Not Imminent-Infringe, But Completion of National Pricing & Reimbursement Procedures CanEU CourtsUtility Patent
Jul 23, 2025Yuga Labs v. Ripps — Ninth Circuit Holds NFTs Are 'Goods' Under the Lanham Act and Reverses Trademark Summary JudgmentNinth CircuitTrademark, Federal
Jul 18, 2025Trump v. Simon & Schuster — S.D.N.Y. Dismisses Trump's Copyright Claim Over The Trump Tapes InterviewsSecond CircuitCopyright
May 27, 2025Japan IP High Court 令和3年(ネ)第10037号 (Remitch / 止痒剤) — Extended Pharmaceutical Use Patent Reaches Generic with Same Active Ingredient and Therapeutic Equivalence; ¥21.7 Billion Damages Award AffirmedOther InternationalUtility Patent
May 21, 2025Garcia v. Character Technologies — Florida Court Allows Wrongful-Death AI Chatbot Claims to Proceed Past Motion to DismissDistrict CourtsTech Law
May 19, 2025Walters v. OpenAI — Georgia Court Holds ChatGPT Hallucination About Radio Host Wasn't DefamationState CourtsTech Law
May 15, 2025Korea Supreme Court 2025다202970 — Territoriality Defeats Indirect-Infringement Claim Against Korean Manufacturer of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine Components Exported for Foreign AssemblyOther InternationalUtility Patent
May 14, 2025Cour de cassation, Chambre commerciale, 14 mai 2025 (n° 23-21.296) — Trademark Forfeiture for Non-Use Requires Court to Identify Autonomous Sub-Categories Within Registered Goods/ServicesOther InternationalTrademark, Federal
May 13, 2025UPC Local Division Düsseldorf — Sanofi & Regeneron v. Amgen (UPC_CFI_505/2024) — Framework for Infringement of Second Medical-Use Claims and Rejection of "Pleading Ignorance"EU CourtsUtility Patent
Apr 22, 2025Supreme People's Court of China — Chengdu Chip Co. v. Mao Tech (2023) 最高法知民终2903号 — Power-Management Chip Patent Infringement Reversed; SPC Tightens Doctrine of Equivalents for Logic-Circuit PatentsOther InternationalUtility Patent
Apr 10, 2025Tribunal judiciaire de Paris, 10 avril 2025 (n° 22/10720) — Hermès v. Maison R&C — First French "Upcycling" Decision Holds Recombining Authentic Hermès Scarves Into Denim Jackets Constitutes Copyright and Trademark InfringementOther InternationalCopyright
Apr 4, 2025New York Times v. Microsoft & OpenAI — S.D.N.Y. Allows Core Copyright and DMCA Claims to Proceed Against AI TrainingDistrict CourtsCopyright
Feb 26, 2025Dewberry Group v. Dewberry Engineers — Trademark Profits Award Is Limited to the Named Defendant's Own ProfitsSupreme CourtTrademark, Federal
Feb 25, 2025BSH Hausgeräte v. Electrolux (C-339/22) — CJEU Grand Chamber Holds EU Member-State Courts Have Cross-Border Jurisdiction Over European Patent Infringement Outside Their Forum, Even When Validity Defenses Are RaisedEU CourtsUtility Patent
Jun 13, 2024Vidal v. Elster — Lanham Act's Bar on Registering Living Persons' Names Without Consent Is ConstitutionalSupreme CourtTrademark, Federal
May 9, 2024Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy — Copyright Plaintiffs Can Recover Damages Beyond the Three-Year WindowSupreme CourtCopyright
Mar 27, 2024Virtek Vision v. Assembly Guidance Systems — Federal Circuit Reverses PTAB, Holds Mere Knowledge of Prior Art Elements Is Insufficient for ObviousnessFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 25, 2024Edwards Lifesciences v. Meril Life Sciences — Federal Circuit Holds FDA Safe Harbor Protects Importation for Conference Despite Commercial ActivityFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 6, 2024Maxell v. Amperex Technology — Federal Circuit Reverses Indefiniteness Finding for Lithium-Ion Battery PatentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 5, 2024Pfizer v. Sanofi Pasteur — Federal Circuit Expands Result-Effective Variable Doctrine for Obviousness of Claimed RangesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 5, 2024Chewy v. IBM — Federal Circuit Invalidates Web Advertising Patents Under § 101, Partially Reverses on InfringementFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Feb 26, 2024Freshub v. Amazon — Federal Circuit Affirms High Bar for Inequitable Conduct, Requires Clear Intent to Deceive PTOFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 16, 2024Promptu Systems v. Comcast — Federal Circuit Reverses Claim Construction for Voice Recognition Cable TV PatentsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 9, 2024RAI Strategic Holdings v. Philip Morris — Federal Circuit Clarifies Written Description Standard for Claimed Ranges in Predictable ArtsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 8, 2024Weber v. Provisur Technologies — Federal Circuit Holds Confidential Operating Manuals Can Be Prior Art Printed PublicationsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jan 22, 2024In re GO & Associates — Federal Circuit Affirms 'EVERYBODY VS. RACISM' Fails to Function as TrademarkFederal CircuitTrademark, Federal
Jan 19, 2024Roku v. ITC — Federal Circuit Holds Domestic Industry Economic Prong Can Be Satisfied by Investment in Patent-Covered Component AloneFederal Circuit, International Trade CommissionUtility Patent
Jan 18, 2024CyWee Group v. ZTE — Federal Circuit Holds IPR Joinder New-Issue Bar Does Not Apply to Motions to AmendFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jan 3, 2024Dexcom v. Abbott Diabetes Care — Federal Circuit Holds Forum Selection Clause Does Not Block IPR After Covenant Period ExpiresFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Dec 15, 2023ParkerVision v. Vidal — Federal Circuit Upholds PTAB Claim Construction Based on Inventor Lexicography, Even Where It Conflicts with District CourtFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Dec 7, 2023H. Lundbeck v. Lupin — Federal Circuit Affirms 'Skinny Label' Carve-Outs Block Hatch-Waxman Infringement ClaimsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 21, 2023Purdue Pharma v. Collegium Pharmaceutical — Federal Circuit Holds PTAB Can Issue Final Written Decision After Statutory DeadlineFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 16, 2023Medtronic v. Teleflex Life Sciences — Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Patentability of Guide Extension Catheter PatentsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 7, 2023Allgenesis Biotherapeutics v. Cloudbreak Therapeutics — Federal Circuit Dismisses IPR Appeal for Lack of Article III StandingFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 6, 2023Actelion Pharmaceuticals v. Mylan — Federal Circuit Vacates Infringement Judgment, Requires Extrinsic Evidence for pH Claim ConstructionFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 3, 2023In re PersonalWeb Technologies — Federal Circuit Affirms Kessler Doctrine Bars Customer Suits After Manufacturer DismissalFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 25, 2023Netflix v. DivX — Federal Circuit Holds IPR Arguments Not Raised in Petition Are Forfeited on AppealFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 18, 2023Great Concepts v. Chutter — Federal Circuit Rules Fraudulent Incontestability Declaration Cannot Cancel a Trademark RegistrationFederal CircuitTrademark, Federal
Oct 16, 2023Cyntec v. Chilisin Electronics — Federal Circuit Vacates Patent Damages Award for Unreliable Expert MethodologyFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 16, 2023Corephotonics v. Apple — Federal Circuit Remands on Analogous Art Analysis for Dual-Camera Phone PatentsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 13, 2023Finjan v. SonicWall — Federal Circuit Vacates Collateral Estoppel Invalidity, Affirms Non-Infringement on Stipulated Claim ConstructionFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 6, 2023Sisvel International v. Sierra Wireless — Federal Circuit Clarifies When Expert Testimony Can Establish Structure for Means-Plus-Function ClaimsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 21, 2023Elekta v. ZAP Surgical — Federal Circuit Holds Reasonable Expectation of Success Need Not Be Explicit in Obviousness AnalysisFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 15, 2023Columbia Sportswear v. Seirus — Federal Circuit Rules Design Patent Comparison Prior Art Must Match the Same Article of ManufactureFederal CircuitDesign Patent
Sep 11, 2023Netflix v. DivX — Federal Circuit Clarifies 'Field of Endeavor' Standard for Analogous Art in Obviousness AnalysisFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 1, 2023Sisvel International v. Sierra Wireless — Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB's Denial of Motion to Amend for Broader Substitute ClaimsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 28, 2023In re Cellect — Federal Circuit Rules Patent Term Adjustment Does Not Shield Against Obviousness-Type Double PatentingFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 24, 2023Volvo Penta v. Brunswick — Federal Circuit Vacates PTAB Obviousness Finding for Failure to Properly Weigh Secondary ConsiderationsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 11, 2023Rembrandt Diagnostics v. Alere — Federal Circuit Clarifies When IPR Petitioner Reply Arguments Are PermissibleFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 7, 2023Axonics v. Medtronic — Federal Circuit Holds PTAB Must Allow Petitioner to Respond to New Claim Constructions Raised Post-InstitutionFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 24, 2023United Therapeutics v. Liquidia Technologies — Federal Circuit Upholds Treprostinil Patents, Clarifies Enablement for Treatment Method ClaimsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 14, 2023SNIPR Technologies v. Rockefeller University — Federal Circuit Rules AIA Patents Cannot Be Subject to Patent InterferencesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 14, 2023Trinity Info Media v. Covalent — Federal Circuit Holds Poll-Based Matching Patents Invalid Under § 101Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jul 12, 2023In re Float'N'Grill — Federal Circuit Limits Reissue Patents to Inventions Explicitly Disclosed in the OriginalFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 10, 2023Axonics v. Medtronic — Federal Circuit Vacates PTAB Obviousness Decision for Applying Overly Narrow Motivation-to-Combine TestFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 5, 2023Inguran v. ABS Global — Federal Circuit Holds Judgment on Direct Infringement Does Not Preclude Later Induced Infringement SuitFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 29, 2023Abitron Austria v. Hetronic International — Lanham Act Does Not Reach Foreign Infringing ConductSupreme CourtTrademark, Federal
Jun 27, 2023Medytox v. Galderma — Federal Circuit Finds Botulinum Toxin Patent Claims Not Enabled Across Full ScopeFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 14, 2023In re Couvaras — Federal Circuit Holds Unexpected Mechanism of Action Cannot Overcome Obviousness When Results Are InherentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 12, 2023Parus Holdings v. Google — Federal Circuit Holds PTAB May Disregard Evidence Incorporated by Reference in Violation of Procedural RulesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 9, 2023Blue Gentian v. Tristar Products — Federal Circuit Upholds Co-Inventor Correction for Expandable Hose PatentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 8, 2023Jack Daniel's Properties v. VIP Products — Parody Is Not a Free Pass When Used as a TrademarkSupreme CourtTrademark, Federal
Jun 6, 2023Yita v. MacNeil IP — Federal Circuit Reverses PTAB's Reliance on Secondary Considerations Tied Only to Known Prior Art FeatureFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 18, 2023Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith — Supreme Court Limits Fair Use for Transformative Commercial Uses of PhotographsSupreme CourtCopyright Fair Use
May 9, 2023Sanofi-Aventis v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals — Federal Circuit Reverses PTAB on Analogous Art Test for Drug Delivery PatentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 2, 2023HIP v. Hormel Foods — Federal Circuit Clarifies 'Significant Contribution' Standard for Joint InventorshipFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 20, 2023FS.com v. ITC — Federal Circuit Upholds Section 337 Exclusion Order for High-Density Fiber Optic ImportsFederal Circuit, International Trade Commission—
Apr 12, 2023Sanderling Management v. Snap — Federal Circuit Invalidates Promotional Content Distribution Patents Under § 101Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Apr 12, 2023UCB v. Actavis Labs — Federal Circuit Holds Overlapping Prior Art Ranges Create Presumption of ObviousnessFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 11, 2023Arbutus Biopharma v. ModernaTX — Federal Circuit Affirms Invalidity of mRNA Lipid Nanoparticle PatentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 3, 2023Ironburg Inventions v. Valve Corp. — Federal Circuit Clarifies IPR Estoppel Burden and Affirms Willful Infringement of Game Controller PatentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 13, 2023Apple v. Vidal — Federal Circuit Allows Challenge to PTAB's Fintiv Discretionary Denial Policy to ProceedFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 13, 2023Intel v. PACT XPP Schweiz — Federal Circuit Reverses PTAB on Motivation to Combine in Multiprocessor Cache PatentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 6, 2023Regents of University of Minnesota v. Gilead Sciences — Federal Circuit Affirms Invalidity of Antiviral Drug Patent for Lack of Written DescriptionFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 24, 2023Jazz Pharmaceuticals v. Avadel CNS — Federal Circuit Rules REMS System Patent Cannot Be Listed in FDA Orange BookFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 15, 2023Minerva Surgical v. Hologic — Federal Circuit Holds Trade Show Demonstration of Medical Device Prototype Triggers Public Use BarFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 13, 2023ChromaDex v. Elysium Health — Federal Circuit Holds Isolated Vitamin B3 Supplement Patent Invalid Under § 101Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Feb 8, 2023CyWee Group v. Google — Federal Circuit Holds IPR Statutory Deadlines Do Not Apply to Director Review Under ArthrexFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jan 20, 2023Personalized Media Communications v. Apple — Federal Circuit Affirms $308 Million Patent Voided by Prosecution LachesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jan 12, 2023Grace Instrument v. Chandler Instruments — Federal Circuit Vacates Indefiniteness Finding, Reaffirms Primacy of Intrinsic Record Over Dictionary DefinitionsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jan 9, 2023In re Stingray IP Solutions — Federal Circuit Rules Foreign Defendants Cannot Defeat Personal Jurisdiction by Post-Suit Consent to Alternative ForumFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Dec 22, 2022Genentech, Inc. v. Sandoz Inc. (2022) — Federal Circuit Holds Generic Drug Label Need Not Actively Promote Infringing Use to Support InducementFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Dec 20, 2022Mosaic Brands, Inc. v. Ridge Wallet LLC — Federal Circuit Clarifies Summary Judgment Burdens in Patent Anticipation and Trade Dress DisputesFederal CircuitDesign Patent
Dec 19, 2022Plastipak Packaging, Inc. v. Premium Waters, Inc. — Federal Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment on Inventorship, Finds Factual Disputes Over Co-Inventor's ContributionFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Dec 8, 2022Google LLC v. Hammond Development International, Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds Collateral Estoppel Can Apply Across IPR Proceedings Even When Patent Claims Use Different LanguageFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 30, 2022Treehouse Avatar LLC v. Valve Corp. — Federal Circuit Affirms Exclusion of Expert Relying on Different Claim Construction Than Court’sFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 16, 2022CUPP Computing AS v. Trend Micro Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds In-IPR Disclaimers Cannot Reshape Claims in the Same ProceedingFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 15, 2022Pharmacyclics LLC v. Alvogen, Inc. — Federal Circuit Affirms Ibrutinib Patents Valid Against Generic ChallengeFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 15, 2022VLSI Technology LLC v. Intel Corp. — Federal Circuit Holds PTAB May Independently Construe Claims Regardless of District Court RulingsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 14, 2022American National Manufacturing Inc. v. Sleep Number Corp. — Federal Circuit Clarifies Scope of Permissible Claim Amendments During IPRFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 4, 2022Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Google LLC — Federal Circuit Holds Parties May Mutually Terminate an Irrevocable License, Restoring Patent Owner’s Standing to SueFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 1, 2022Finjan LLC v. ESET, LLC — Federal Circuit Reverses Indefiniteness Ruling, Holds “Downloadable” Sufficiently Defines Scope of Cybersecurity Patent ClaimsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 28, 2022ABC Corp. I v. Partnership & Unincorporated Associations — Federal Circuit Vacates Hoverboard Design Patent Injunctions for Inadequate Infringement AnalysisFederal CircuitDesign Patent
Oct 17, 2022International Business Machines Corp. v. Zillow Group, Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds Map-Based Property Display Patents Cover Abstract IdeasFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Oct 17, 2022Nature Simulation Systems Inc. v. Autodesk, Inc. — Federal Circuit Rejects “Unanswered Questions” Standard for Indefiniteness, Clarifies § 112 TestFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 5, 2022Malvern Panalytical v. TA Instruments — Federal Circuit on Trade Secret Preemption and Copyright in Scientific InstrumentsFederal CircuitTrade Secret, Federal
Sep 28, 2022Cooperative Entertainment v. Kollective Technology — Federal Circuit Revives P2P Video Delivery Network Patent Dismissed Under § 101Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Sep 6, 2022Corcept Therapeutics v. Teva — Federal Circuit on Method of Treatment Patent Eligibility for Drug-Disease InteractionsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 23, 2022In re Killian — Federal Circuit Holds Social Security Benefit Eligibility Determination Is an Abstract Mental Process, Patent Ineligible Under § 101Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Aug 12, 2022Kamstrup A/S v. Axioma Metering UAB — Federal Circuit Holds Product-By-Process Language Does Not Confer Patentability Without Structural Distinction from Prior ArtFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 10, 2022In re McDonald — Federal Circuit Holds Reissue Cannot Recapture Claim Scope Surrendered During Prosecution to Overcome § 101 RejectionFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 5, 2022Thaler v. Vidal — Federal Circuit Holds Only Humans Can Be Patent Inventors, Rejects AI InventorshipFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 27, 2022Realtime Adaptive Streaming LLC v. Netflix, Inc. — Federal Circuit Upholds Attorneys’ Fees Sanction for Forum-Shopping Through Voluntary Dismissal and RefilingFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 18, 2022CareDx v. Natera — Federal Circuit Strikes Down Organ Transplant Rejection Diagnostic Patents Under § 101Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jul 13, 2022Koninklijke Philips N.V. v. Thales DIS AIS USA LLC — Federal Circuit Holds Speculative Customer Concerns Are Insufficient to Show Irreparable Harm for Preliminary InjunctionFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 11, 2022LG Electronics Inc. v. ImmerVision, Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds Obvious Transcription Errors in Prior Art Cannot Support Invalidity FindingFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 29, 2022Meenaxi Enterprise v. Coca-Cola — Federal Circuit Sets High Bar for Canceling U.S. Marks Based on Foreign Brand RightsFederal CircuitTrademark, Federal
Jun 23, 2022Centripetal Networks v. Cisco Systems — Federal Circuit Vacates $2.75 Billion Award After Judge’s Failure to Recuse Over Spouse’s Stock OwnershipFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 21, 2022Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. v. HEC Pharm — Federal Circuit Upholds Written Description for Negative Claim LimitationFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 21, 2022Provisur Technologies v. Weber — Federal Circuit on Trade Secret Misappropriation in Food Processing EquipmentFederal CircuitTrade Secret, Federal
Jun 8, 2022Teradata v. SAP — Federal Circuit on Antitrust and Patent Misuse in Enterprise SoftwareFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 27, 2022Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc. — Federal Circuit Upholds Delegation of PTAB Director Review to Acting Officials During VacanciesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 20, 2022Kaufman v. Microsoft Corp. — Federal Circuit Upholds $7 Million Patent Damages Verdict, Addresses Claim Construction Preservation and Prejudgment InterestFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 19, 2022Google LLC v. IPA Technologies Inc. — Federal Circuit Vacates IPR Decision for Failure to Resolve Conflicting Testimony on Prior Art InventorshipFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 11, 2022Apple Inc. v. Ericsson — Federal Circuit Addresses FRAND Royalty Rate Determination for Standard-Essential PatentsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 29, 2022Auris Health, Inc. v. Intuitive Surgical Operations — Federal Circuit Holds General Industry Skepticism Cannot Negate Motivation to CombineFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 11, 2022Niazi Licensing Corp. v. St. Jude Medical S.C., Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds Flexible Claim Terms Are Not Inherently IndefiniteFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 11, 2022Covidien v. Medtronic — Federal Circuit Addresses Assignor Estoppel After MinervaFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 8, 2022Roche Diagnostics Corp. v. Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC — Federal Circuit Reverses $137 Million Verdict, Clarifies Actual Knowledge Required for Induced InfringementFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 1, 2022Genuine Enabling Technology LLC v. Nintendo Co., Ltd. — Federal Circuit Reverses Claim Construction, Holds Extrinsic Evidence Cannot Create Scope Limit Not in Intrinsic RecordFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 24, 2022Intel Corp. v. Qualcomm — Federal Circuit Reverses PTAB, Invalidates Qualcomm 5G Carrier Aggregation Patent as ObviousFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 24, 2022Hunting Titan, Inc. v. DynaEnergetics Europe GmbH — Federal Circuit Holds PTAB May Sua Sponte Raise Unpatentability Against Proposed Substitute ClaimsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 24, 2022Dyfan, LLC v. Target Corp. — Federal Circuit Holds “Code” and “Application” Connote Sufficient Structure to Avoid Means-Plus-Function TreatmentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 9, 2022In re Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds Independently-Owned Dealerships Are Not a Manufacturer’s “Regular and Established Place of Business” for Patent VenueFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 8, 2022Broadcom Corp. v. ITC — Federal Circuit Affirms ITC Denial for Failure to Establish Domestic Industry Technical ProngFederal Circuit, International Trade Commission—
Mar 1, 2022Janssen v. Mylan — Federal Circuit Affirms Obviousness of Long-Acting Injectable Paliperidone PatentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 28, 2022Regents of the University of California v. Broad Institute — Federal Circuit Awards CRISPR Patent Interference Victory to Broad InstituteFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 24, 2022In re Elster — Federal Circuit Holds Lanham Act’s Bar on Registering Living Person’s Name Without Consent Violates First AmendmentFederal CircuitTrademark, Federal
Feb 24, 2022Alarm.com Inc. v. Hirshfeld — Federal Circuit Holds Director’s Reexamination Estoppel Decisions Are Reviewable Under the APAFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 24, 2022Unicolors v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz — Supreme Court Allows Copyright Registration Mistakes to Be CorrectedSupreme CourtCopyright
Feb 11, 2022Intuitive Surgical v. Ethicon — Federal Circuit Holds IPR Estoppel Applies Even When Multiple Petitions Are Filed SimultaneouslyFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 10, 2022Junker v. Medical Components, Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds Pre-Filing Quotation Letter Triggers On-Sale Bar, Invalidates Design PatentFederal CircuitDesign Patent
Feb 10, 2022Adapt Pharma Operations Ltd. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. — Federal Circuit Upholds Invalidity of Narcan Nasal Spray Patents as ObviousFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 8, 2022Nippon Shinyaku Co. v. Sarepta Therapeutics — Federal Circuit Holds Contract Can Bar IPR FilingsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 4, 2022Quanergy Systems v. Velodyne Lidar — Federal Circuit Upholds LiDAR Patent Validity Against IPR ChallengeFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 4, 2022California Institute of Technology v. Broadcom — Federal Circuit Vacates $1.1 Billion Damages Award, Clarifies IPR Estoppel ScopeFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 4, 2022Apple Inc. v. Wi-LAN Inc. — Federal Circuit Vacates $85 Million LTE Patent Damages Award for Failure to ApportionFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 1, 2022Qualcomm v. Apple — Federal Circuit Holds Applicant-Admitted Prior Art Cannot Serve as Basis for IPR PetitionFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jan 28, 2022Cooperative Entertainment v. Kollective Technology — Federal Circuit on CDN Patent EligibilityFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jan 24, 2022Masimo Corp. v. True Wearables, Inc. — Federal Circuit Upholds Trade Secret Injunction, Holds Prior Publication in Unrelated Field Does Not Destroy SecrecyFederal CircuitTrade Secret, Federal
Jan 21, 2022Kyocera Senco Industrial Tools v. ITC — Federal Circuit Holds Patent Experts Must Match the Actual Level of Ordinary Skill in the ArtFederal Circuit, International Trade Commission—
Dec 8, 2021AstraZeneca AB v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. (2021) — Federal Circuit Holds Prosecution History Narrows Claimed Drug ConcentrationFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Dec 7, 2021Teva Pharmaceuticals USA v. Corcept Therapeutics — Federal Circuit Requires Petitioner to Show Reasonable Expectation of Success for Specific Claimed DosageFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 30, 2021Biogen v. Mylan — Federal Circuit Affirms Invalidity for Lack of Written Description Where Single Dosage Mention Was InsufficientFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 15, 2021In re Google LLC (2021) — Federal Circuit Holds Trial Speed Cannot Trump Convenience in Venue TransferFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 5, 2021Celgene Corp. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals — Federal Circuit Clarifies Hatch-Waxman Venue: It’s Where the ANDA Was Submitted, Not Where Drugs Will Be SoldFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 4, 2021University of Strathclyde v. Clear-Vu Lighting LLC — Federal Circuit Reverses IPR Obviousness Finding for Lack of Reasonable Expectation of SuccessFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 4, 2021Intel Corp. v. Qualcomm — Federal Circuit Addresses IPR Estoppel Scope and 'Could Have Raised' StandardFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 29, 2021CardioNet, LLC v. InfoBionic, Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds Cardiac Monitoring Claim Ineligible as Data Filtering Abstract IdeaFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Oct 7, 2021Kannuu Pty Ltd. v. Samsung Electronics Co. — Federal Circuit Holds NDA Forum Selection Clause Does Not Bar IPR ProceedingsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 4, 2021In re SurgiSil — Federal Circuit Holds Design Patent Prior Art Must Match the Same Article of ManufactureFederal CircuitDesign Patent
Oct 4, 2021CosmoKey Solutions GmbH v. Duo Security LLC — Federal Circuit Upholds Mobile Authentication Patent as Patent Eligible Under Alice Step TwoFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Sep 29, 2021In re Vivint, Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds USPTO May Reject Ex Parte Reexamination Requests That Recycle Failed IPR ArgumentsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 28, 2021SRI International, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc. — Federal Circuit Clarifies Willful Infringement Standard and Enhanced DamagesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 1, 2021Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC v. Hospira, Inc. — Federal Circuit Affirms Patent Unenforceability for Inequitable Conduct Tied to FDA-PTO Information DisconnectFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 1, 2021Lubby Holdings LLC v. Chung — Federal Circuit Holds Corporate Officers Are Personally Liable for Patent Infringement Without Piercing the Corporate VeilFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 26, 2021Juno Therapeutics v. Kite Pharma — Federal Circuit Wipes Out $1.2 Billion Verdict, Holds CAR-T Genus Claims Lack Written DescriptionFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 26, 2021Universal Secure Registry LLC v. Apple Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds Multi-Factor Authentication Coordination Patents Are Abstract Ideas Ineligible Under § 101Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Aug 26, 2021MLC Intellectual Property, LLC v. Micron Technology, Inc. — Federal Circuit Affirms Exclusion of Damages Expert for Insufficient Apportionment Analysis in Flash Memory Patent CaseFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 19, 2021Campbell Soup Co. v. Gamon Plus, Inc. — Federal Circuit Reverses Design Patent Validity, Tightens Nexus Requirement for Secondary ConsiderationsFederal CircuitDesign Patent
Aug 12, 2021PersonalWeb Technologies v. Google — Federal Circuit Invalidates Content-Based Identifier Patents Under § 101Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Aug 5, 2021GlaxoSmithKline LLC v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA — Skinny Label Does Not Shield Generic from Induced InfringementFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 3, 2021Andra Group, LP v. Victoria’s Secret Stores, LLC — Federal Circuit Holds Corporate Affiliate’s Physical Presence Cannot Establish Patent VenueFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 2, 2021Omni MedSci, Inc. v. Apple Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds University Bylaw “Shall Be Property” Language Is Not Automatic Patent AssignmentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 27, 2021Qualcomm Inc. v. Intel Corp. — Federal Circuit Vacates PTAB Decisions for Due Process Violation over Unilateral Claim ConstructionFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 22, 2021Chemours Company FC, LLC v. Daikin Industries, Ltd. — Federal Circuit Clarifies “Teaching Away” and Commercial Success as Obviousness DefensesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 30, 2021In re Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. — Federal Circuit Holds Courts Must Disregard Pre-Suit Venue Manipulation SchemesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 29, 2021Minerva Surgical v. Hologic — Supreme Court Limits but Preserves Assignor Estoppel DoctrineSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Jun 21, 2021United States v. Arthrex — Supreme Court Holds PTAB APJs Are Unconstitutionally AppointedSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Jun 11, 2021Yu v. Apple — Federal Circuit Holds Dual-Camera Patent Claims Directed to Abstract IdeaFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jun 3, 2021SpeedTrack, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc. — Federal Circuit Affirms Claim Construction Based on Clear Prosecution History Disclaimer of Hierarchical RelationshipsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 1, 2021Hyatt v. Hirshfeld — Federal Circuit Holds USPTO Can Assert Prosecution Laches Against Submarine Patent ApplicantsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 16, 2021Raytheon Technologies Corp. v. General Electric Co. — Federal Circuit Holds Non-Enabling Prior Art Cannot Support Obviousness RejectionFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 5, 2021Google LLC v. Oracle America — Supreme Court Holds Google's Copying of Java APIs Is Fair UseSupreme CourtCopyright Fair Use
Mar 11, 2021In re Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University — Federal Circuit Holds Haplotype Phasing Mathematical Algorithm Is Patent Ineligible Under § 101Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Mar 9, 2021Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Facebook, Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds IPR Estoppel Decisions Are Appealable Under § 314(d)Federal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 9, 2021Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC v. Munchkin, Inc. — Federal Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment, Holds Apparatus Claims Defined by Structure Not FunctionFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 1, 2021Bayer Healthcare v. Baxalta Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds Knowledge of Infringement Alone Is Insufficient for Willfulness, Upholds 17.78% Royalty AwardFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 11, 2021Amgen v. Sanofi — Federal Circuit Holds Functional Antibody Genus Claims Invalid for Lack of EnablementFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 11, 2021Amgen v. Sanofi (Federal Circuit 2021) — Antibody Claims Fail Enablement for Genus Claiming Entire Functional ClassFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 8, 2021cxLoyalty, Inc. v. Maritz Holdings Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds Loyalty Points Redemption System Is an Ineligible Abstract IdeaFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Feb 1, 2021M&K Holdings, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. — Federal Circuit Clarifies Public Accessibility of Standards Body Documents as Prior ArtFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jan 6, 2021ABS Global, Inc. v. Cytonome/ST, LLC — Federal Circuit Holds Infringement Disclaimer Can Moot IPR AppealFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 13, 2020In re Google Technology Holdings LLC — Federal Circuit Distinguishes Waiver from Forfeiture of Patent Arguments on AppealFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 9, 2020In re Apple Inc. (2020) — Federal Circuit Orders Transfer Must Take “Top Priority” Over MeritsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 5, 2020Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals — Federal Circuit Holds Hatch-Waxman Venue Tied to ANDA Submission, Not Future SalesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 23, 2020TecSec v. Adobe — Federal Circuit Upholds Data Security Patents as Patent Eligible, Reverses on Induced InfringementFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 13, 2020Immunex Corp. v. Sanofi-Aventis — Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Invalidity of Dupixent Antibody Patent as ObviousFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 3, 2020American Axle & Manufacturing v. Neapco Holdings — Federal Circuit Finds Driveshaft Tuning Method Directed to Natural LawFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Sep 28, 2020Biogen MA Inc. v. EMD Serono, Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds Source Limitations Cannot Confer Novelty on Recombinant ProteinsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 4, 2020Facebook v. Windy City Innovations — Federal Circuit Bars Same-Party Joinder and New Issues in IPR ProceedingsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 27, 2020Baxalta Inc. v. Genentech — Federal Circuit Reverses Hemophilia Antibody Patent Noninfringement on Claim ConstructionFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 3, 2020Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. v. 10X Genomics Inc. — Federal Circuit Affirms Willful Infringement but Partially Reverses Injunction ScopeFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 28, 2020In re Adobe Inc. — Federal Circuit Grants First Mandamus to Force Transfer Out of Western District of TexasFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 24, 2020Gensetix v. Baylor College of Medicine — Federal Circuit Allows Exclusive Licensee to Sue Without State University Patent OwnerFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 22, 2020Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Hulu, LLC — Federal Circuit Holds PTAB Can Consider § 101 Eligibility of Substitute Claims in IPRFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jul 22, 2020EMC Corp. v. Pure Storage — Federal Circuit on Obviousness and Secondary Considerations in Data Storage PatentsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 14, 2020Packet Intelligence LLC v. NetScout Systems, Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds Deep Packet Inspection Patents Eligible, Reverses Pre-Suit Damages for Marking FailureFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jul 1, 2020Immunex Corp. v. Sandoz Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds No Obviousness-Type Double Patenting When Licensor Retains Substantial RightsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 30, 2020USPTO v. Booking.com — A Generic Word Plus ".com" Is Not Automatically GenericSupreme CourtTrademark, Federal
Jun 25, 2020Adidas AG v. Nike, Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds Competitors Have IPR Appeal Standing Without Specific Infringement ThreatFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 17, 2020In re PersonalWeb Technologies — Federal Circuit Expands Kessler Doctrine to Bar Repeat Patent Suits After SettlementFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 6, 2020Sisvel v. ZTE — Federal Circuit Addresses FRAND Commitment and SEP Injunctive ReliefFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 5, 2020Xilinx v. Analog Devices — Federal Circuit on IPR Petition Grounds and Institution of Partial ReviewPTABUtility Patent
Apr 30, 2020Uniloc USA v. LG Electronics — Federal Circuit Holds Wireless Communication Patent Eligible as Technical Improvement Reducing LatencyFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Apr 27, 2020Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org — Annotated State Legal Code Is Not CopyrightableSupreme CourtCopyright
Apr 24, 2020In re Rudy — Federal Circuit Confirms Courts Are Not Bound by USPTO Patent Eligibility GuidanceFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Apr 23, 2020Romag Fasteners v. Fossil Group — Trademark Profits Award Does Not Require Willful InfringementSupreme CourtTrademark, Federal
Apr 22, 2020Hologic, Inc. v. Minerva Surgical, Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds Assignor Estoppel Bars District Court Invalidity but Not IPR ChallengesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 21, 2020Biogen International GmbH v. Banner Life Sciences LLC — Federal Circuit Holds Patent Term Extension Covers Only Approved Active Ingredient, Not Its MetaboliteFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 20, 2020Thryv v. Click-to-Call Technologies — Supreme Court Extends Non-Reviewability to IPR Time-Bar DeterminationsSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Apr 8, 2020In re Forney Industries — Federal Circuit Holds Multicolor Product Packaging Marks Can Be Inherently DistinctiveFederal CircuitTrademark, Federal
Apr 3, 2020Myco Industries v. BlephEx — Federal Circuit Holds Bad Faith Required Before Enjoining Patent Infringement AllegationsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 23, 2020Allen v. Cooper — State Sovereign Immunity Bars Copyright Infringement Claims Against StatesSupreme CourtCopyright
Mar 17, 2020Illumina v. Ariosa Diagnostics — Federal Circuit Upholds Prenatal DNA Method Patent as Eligible, Distinguishing MayoFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Mar 2, 2020Comcast Corp. v. ITC — Federal Circuit Upholds ITC Exclusion Order Based on Induced Infringement After ImportationInternational Trade CommissionUtility Patent
Feb 14, 2020PersonalWeb Technologies v. Google — Federal Circuit Applies Kessler Doctrine to Bar Relitigation of Patent ClaimsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 13, 2020In re Google LLC — Federal Circuit Holds Server Racks Alone Cannot Establish Venue in Patent Cases Without On-Site EmployeeFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 4, 2020Samsung Electronics America v. Prisua Engineering Corp. — PTAB Cannot Cancel Claims for Indefiniteness in IPRFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jan 24, 2020Koninklijke Philips N.V. v. Google LLC — Federal Circuit Holds PTAB Cannot Institute IPR on Grounds Not in the PetitionFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Dec 18, 2019Fox Factory v. SRAM — Federal Circuit Holds No Presumption of Nexus When Commercial Product Has Significant Unclaimed FeaturesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Dec 11, 2019Peter v. NantKwest, Inc. — Supreme Court Holds USPTO Cannot Recover Attorney’s Fees in § 145 Patent AppealsSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Dec 5, 2019TCL Communication v. Ericsson — Federal Circuit Rules SEP Holders Have Seventh Amendment Right to Jury Trial on Past-Infringement RoyaltiesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 30, 2019Idenix Pharmaceuticals v. Gilead Sciences — Federal Circuit Invalidates HCV Drug Patent for Lack of EnablementFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 3, 2019American Axle v. Neapco Holdings — Federal Circuit Holds Driveshaft Manufacturing Method Claims Ineligible Under Hooke’s LawFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Sep 3, 2019Wi-LAN v. Apple — Federal Circuit Addresses FRAND Comparable License Analysis and Royalty ApportionmentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 21, 2019Chamberlain Group v. Techtronic Industries — Federal Circuit Invalidates Wireless Garage Door Sensor Patents Under § 101Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Aug 15, 2019Nalpropion Pharmaceuticals v. Actavis — Federal Circuit Upholds Obviousness Challenge to Contrave Weight Loss DrugFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 6, 2019IOENGINE v. PayPal Holdings — Federal Circuit Addresses IPR Estoppel and Non-Patent Prior Art GroundsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 30, 2019Solutran, Inc. v. Elavon, Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds That Physical Check Processing Steps Do Not Save Abstract Business Method from § 101Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jul 30, 2019Celgene Corp. v. Peter — Federal Circuit Holds IPR of Pre-AIA Patents Is Not an Unconstitutional TakingFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 29, 2019Amgen Inc. v. Coherus BioSciences Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds Prosecution Arguments Create Estoppel Even if Not Necessary for AllowanceFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 5, 2019Enzo Life Sciences v. Roche Molecular Systems — Federal Circuit Invalidates Nucleic Acid Probe Patents for Lack of EnablementFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 25, 2019Cellspin Soft v. Fitbit — Federal Circuit Applies Berkheimer to Deny Motion to Dismiss on § 101 GroundsFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jun 24, 2019Iancu v. Brunetti — Lanham Act's Ban on Immoral or Scandalous Trademarks Is UnconstitutionalSupreme CourtTrademark, Federal
Jun 14, 2019Regents of the University of Minnesota v. LSI Corp. — Federal Circuit Holds State Sovereign Immunity Does Not Bar IPRFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 10, 2019Return Mail v. United States Postal Service — Federal Government Cannot Petition for AIA Post-Grant ReviewSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Apr 30, 2019Trading Technologies v. IBG LLC — Federal Circuit Holds Financial Trading Screen Display Is Ineligible Abstract IdeaFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Mar 28, 2019Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds Specific Dosing Method for Renally Impaired Patients Is Patent EligibleFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Mar 28, 2019ChargePoint v. SemaConnect — Federal Circuit Invalidates EV Charging Station Network Patents Under § 101Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Mar 20, 2019SRI International v. Cisco Systems — Federal Circuit Upholds Network Intrusion Detection Patents Under § 101Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Mar 15, 2019Natural Alternatives International, Inc. v. Creative Compounds, LLC — Federal Circuit Holds Beta-Alanine Supplement Patents Are Eligible as Unnatural-Quantity Treatment ClaimsFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Mar 4, 2019Rimini Street, Inc. v. Oracle USA, Inc. — Supreme Court Limits Copyright “Full Costs” Award to Statutory CategoriesSupreme CourtCopyright
Mar 4, 2019Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com — Copyright Registration Occurs at Registration, Not ApplicationSupreme CourtCopyright
Feb 6, 2019Athena Diagnostics v. Mayo Collaborative Services — Federal Circuit Invalidates MuSK Diagnostic Patent, Splits Sharply on § 101 ReformFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jan 23, 2019Supernus Pharmaceuticals v. Iancu — Federal Circuit Limits Patent Term Adjustment Reductions to Periods of Actual Applicant DelayFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jan 22, 2019Helsinn Healthcare v. Teva Pharmaceuticals — AIA 'On Sale' Bar Includes Secret SalesSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Jan 18, 2019Trading Technologies v. IBG — Federal Circuit Finds Futures Trading Interface Patents Ineligible as Abstract IdeasFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Dec 7, 2018Novartis AG v. Ezra Ventures LLC — Federal Circuit Holds Obviousness-Type Double Patenting Cannot Override Statutory Patent Term ExtensionFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 16, 2018Ancora Technologies, Inc. v. HTC America, Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds BIOS-Based Software License Verification Patent Is Eligible Under § 101Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Oct 30, 2018Converse v. ITC — Federal Circuit Holds Trademark Registration Presumption of Secondary Meaning Applies Prospectively OnlyInternational Trade CommissionTrademark, Federal
Oct 9, 2018Data Engine Technologies v. Google — Federal Circuit Upholds Tabbed Spreadsheet Interface Patents Under § 101Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Oct 4, 2018Nevro Corp. v. Boston Scientific — Federal Circuit on Written Description for High-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation PatentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 20, 2018Power Integrations v. Fairchild Semiconductor — Federal Circuit Rejects $140M Entire Market Value Rule Damages AwardFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 17, 2018E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. v. Synvina C.V. — Federal Circuit Clarifies Article III Standing for IPR Petitioners on AppealFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 16, 2018Click-to-Call Technologies v. Ingenio — Federal Circuit En Banc Holds Voluntarily Dismissed Complaint Still Triggers IPR One-Year BarFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 3, 2018JTEKT Corp. v. GKN Automotive — Federal Circuit Holds IPR Petitioners Need Article III Standing to AppealFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 27, 2018GoPro v. Contour IP Holding — Federal Circuit Holds Trade Show Catalog Qualifies as Prior Art Printed PublicationFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 20, 2018Interval Licensing v. AOL — Federal Circuit Invalidates “Attention Manager” Display Patent as Claiming a Desired Result Without a Technical SolutionFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jul 20, 2018St. Regis Mohawk Tribe v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals — Tribal Sovereign Immunity Does Not Bar IPR ProceedingsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 22, 2018WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp. — Lost Foreign Profits Recoverable for Domestic Component Supply InfringementSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Jun 20, 2018Royal Crown Co. v. Coca-Cola Co. — Federal Circuit Vacates TTAB’s Decision Allowing Coca-Cola’s ZERO Trademark RegistrationsFederal CircuitTrademark, Federal
May 31, 2018Medtronic v. Teleflex — Federal Circuit on Lead Placement Patent Claims and Claim DifferentiationFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 15, 2018In re BigCommerce — Federal Circuit Holds Corporate Patent Venue Limited to One District in Multi-District StatesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 9, 2018In re HTC Corporation — Federal Circuit Holds Patent Venue Statute Does Not Protect Foreign Corporate DefendantsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 24, 2018Oil States Energy Services v. Greene's Energy Group — Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Inter Partes ReviewSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Apr 24, 2018SAS Institute v. Iancu — Supreme Court Requires All-or-Nothing IPR InstitutionSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Apr 20, 2018Voter Verified v. Election Systems & Software — Federal Circuit Invalidates E-Voting Patent as Abstract IdeaFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Apr 13, 2018Vanda Pharmaceuticals v. West-Ward Pharmaceuticals — Federal Circuit Upholds Patent Eligibility of Personalized Medicine ClaimsFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Mar 23, 2018DSS Technology Management v. Apple — Federal Circuit Limits PTAB’s Use of “Common Sense” to Supply Missing Claim Limitations in Obviousness ChallengesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 12, 2018SimpleAir v. Google — Federal Circuit Holds Terminal Disclaimer Alone Does Not Establish Claim Preclusion for Continuation PatentsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 14, 2018Aatrix Software v. Green Shades Software — Federal Circuit Rules Pleaded Facts Must Be Accepted on § 101 MotionsFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Feb 8, 2018Berkheimer v. HP Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds Patent Eligibility Step 2B Contains Factual Questions Not Resolvable on Summary JudgmentFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jan 25, 2018Core Wireless Licensing v. LG Electronics — Federal Circuit Upholds Mobile Application Summary Interface PatentsFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jan 12, 2018Exmark Manufacturing v. Briggs & Stratton — Federal Circuit Clarifies Royalty Apportionment and Expert Opinion RequirementsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jan 10, 2018Finjan v. Blue Coat Systems — Federal Circuit Requires Further Apportionment of Damages for Multi-Feature Software ProductsFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jan 8, 2018Wi-Fi One v. Broadcom — Federal Circuit En Banc Holds IPR Time-Bar Rulings Are AppealableFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Dec 5, 2017Credit Acceptance Corp. v. Westlake Services — Federal Circuit Affirms CBM Review Cancellation of Auto Finance PatentFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Oct 18, 2017Smart Systems Innovations v. Chicago Transit Authority — Federal Circuit Holds Open Transit Payment Patents Abstract Under Section 101Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Oct 4, 2017Aqua Products v. Matal — Federal Circuit En Banc Shifts IPR Amendment Burden from Patent Owner to PetitionerFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 22, 2017Travel Sentry v. Tropp — Federal Circuit Applies Divided Infringement to Method ClaimsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 21, 2017In re Cray (2017) — Federal Circuit Defines 'Regular and Established Place of Business' for Patent Venue After TC HeartlandFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 28, 2017Return Mail v. United States Postal Service — Federal Circuit Holds Government Is a 'Person' Eligible to File CBM ReviewFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 15, 2017Visual Memory v. NVIDIA — Federal Circuit Upholds Programmable Memory System Patent as Directed to Technological ImprovementFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jul 25, 2017Nidec Motor Corp. v. Zhongshan Broad Ocean Motor — Federal Circuit on IPR Estoppel Scope for Non-Patent ArtFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 19, 2017Matal v. Tam — Supreme Court Unanimously Strikes Down Disparagement Bar to Trademark RegistrationSupreme CourtTrademark, Federal
May 30, 2017Impression Products v. Lexmark International — Supreme Court Expands Patent Exhaustion Domestically and InternationallySupreme CourtUtility Patent
May 22, 2017TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods — Supreme Court Restores Strict Patent Venue RulesSupreme CourtUtility Patent
May 1, 2017Helsinn Healthcare v. Teva Pharmaceuticals (Federal Circuit 2017) — Secret Sales with Public Existence Trigger AIA On-Sale BarFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 22, 2017Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands — Cheerleading Uniform Designs Are CopyrightableSupreme CourtCopyright
Mar 21, 2017SCA Hygiene Products v. First Quality Baby Products — Supreme Court Eliminates Laches as Defense to Patent Infringement Within Statute of LimitationsSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Mar 16, 2017Mentor Graphics v. EVE-USA (2017) — Federal Circuit Holds Panduit Lost Profits Analysis Satisfies Apportionment Without Separate Apportionment StepFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 8, 2017Thales Visionix v. United States — Federal Circuit Applies Alice to Sensor Fusion Navigation PatentFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Mar 7, 2017Intellectual Ventures v. Capital One Financial — Federal Circuit Strikes Down XML and Data-Collection Patents as Abstract IdeasFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Feb 22, 2017Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp. — One Component Is Not 'Substantial' for Export Infringement Under § 271(f)(1)Supreme CourtUtility Patent
Feb 7, 2017Apple v. Samsung Design Patent Damages — Federal Circuit 2017 Remand Sends Article-of-Manufacture Question Back to District CourtFederal CircuitDesign Patent
Dec 6, 2016Samsung Electronics v. Apple — Supreme Court Limits Design Patent Damages to Relevant Article of ManufactureSupreme CourtDesign Patent
Sep 22, 2016Praxair Distribution v. Mallinckrodt Hospital — Federal Circuit Holds Nitric Oxide Dosing Method Patent IneligibleFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Sep 21, 2016WesternGeco v. ION Geophysical — Federal Circuit Bars Foreign Lost Profit Damages Under Section 271(f), Later Reversed by Supreme CourtFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 13, 2016McRO v. Bandai Namco — Federal Circuit Upholds Animation Lip-Sync Patents as Patent-Eligible Improvements to Computer AnimationFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Sep 12, 2016Stryker Corp. v. Zimmer Inc. (2016 Remand) — Federal Circuit Applies New Halo Standard, Remands Enhanced Damages Determination to District CourtFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 1, 2016Electric Power Group v. Alstom — Federal Circuit Holds Power Grid Monitoring Patents Invalid as Data-Collection Abstract IdeasFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jul 22, 2016Synopsys v. Mentor Graphics — Federal Circuit Affirms § 101 Invalidity for EDA Software PatentFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jul 11, 2016The Medicines Company v. Hospira (2016) — Federal Circuit En Banc Holds Contract Manufacturer's Services Sale Is Not an Invalidating On-Sale Bar EventFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 6, 2016Intellectual Ventures I v. Capital One Financial — Federal Circuit Applies Alice to Financial Data Processing PatentsFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jun 27, 2016BASCOM Global Internet Services v. AT&T Mobility — Federal Circuit Finds Inventive Concept in Non-Conventional Arrangement of Known ElementsFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jun 20, 2016Cuozzo Speed Technologies v. Lee — Supreme Court Upholds Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard in IPR ProceedingsSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Jun 16, 2016Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons (II) — Objective Reasonableness Guides Copyright Attorney FeesSupreme CourtCopyright
Jun 13, 2016Halo Electronics v. Pulse Electronics — Supreme Court Loosens Standard for Enhanced Damages in Willful Patent InfringementSupreme CourtUtility Patent
May 12, 2016Enfish v. Microsoft — Federal Circuit Holds Self-Referential Database Patent Claims Eligible Under Alice Step 1Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Apr 29, 2016In re TC Heartland — Federal Circuit Denies Mandamus on Patent Venue, Setting Up Landmark Supreme Court RulingFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 12, 2016Lexmark International v. Impression Products — Federal Circuit En Banc Holds Foreign Sales Don't Exhaust U.S. Patent RightsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jan 8, 2016Wi-LAN Inc. v. Apple Inc. (2016) — Federal Circuit Holds Doctrine of Equivalents Does Not Save Wireless Patent Claims with Different Hardware PipelinesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Dec 22, 2015In re Tam (2015) — Federal Circuit En Banc Strikes Down Lanham Act's Ban on Disparaging Trademarks as UnconstitutionalFederal CircuitTrademark, Federal
Dec 3, 2015CSIRO v. Cisco Systems (2015) — Federal Circuit Rejects Mandatory 'Smallest Saleable Unit' Starting Point for SEP DamagesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Dec 2, 2015MCM Portfolio v. Hewlett-Packard (2015) — Federal Circuit Unanimously Upholds Constitutionality of Inter Partes ReviewFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 10, 2015ClearCorrect v. ITC (2015) — Federal Circuit Holds ITC Lacks Jurisdiction Over Electronic Transmissions of Digital DataFederal Circuit, International Trade Commission—
Sep 18, 2015SCA Hygiene Products v. First Quality Baby Products — Federal Circuit En Banc Holds Laches Can Bar Pre-Suit Patent DamagesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 13, 2015Akamai Technologies v. Limelight Networks (2015) — Federal Circuit En Banc Expands Direct Infringement to Cover Direction and Control of Third-Party StepsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 10, 2015Suprema v. ITC (2015) — En Banc Federal Circuit Holds ITC Can Issue Exclusion Orders for Induced Infringement Completed After ImportationFederal Circuit, International Trade Commission—
Jul 9, 2015Versata Development Group v. SAP America (2015) — Federal Circuit Affirms First CBM Patent Review, Upholds PTAB Authority to Apply Section 101Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jun 22, 2015Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment — Post-Expiration Patent Royalties Remain UnenforceableSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Jun 16, 2015Williamson v. Citrix Online (2015) — Federal Circuit En Banc Lowers Bar for Means-Plus-Function Treatment of Functional Claim LanguageFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 12, 2015Ariosa Diagnostics v. Sequenom — Federal Circuit Holds Cell-Free Fetal DNA Detection Patent IneligibleFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
May 26, 2015Commil USA v. Cisco Systems — Supreme Court Holds Good-Faith Belief of Invalidity Not Defense to Induced InfringementSupreme CourtUtility Patent
May 18, 2015Apple v. Samsung — Federal Circuit Affirms $930M Design and Utility Patent Verdict, Rejects Apportionment for Design PatentsFederal CircuitDesign Patent
Mar 24, 2015B&B Hardware v. Hargis Industries — TTAB Rulings Can Have Preclusive Effect in Federal CourtSupreme CourtTrademark, Federal
Mar 2, 2015Warsaw Orthopedic v. NuVasive (2015) — Federal Circuit Limits Lost Profits to Products the Patentee Actually SellsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 4, 2015In re Cuozzo Speed Technologies — Federal Circuit Upholds IPR "Broadest Reasonable Interpretation" Standard in First-Ever IPR AppealFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jan 20, 2015Teva Pharmaceuticals USA v. Sandoz — Supreme Court Sets Appellate Review Standard for Patent Claim ConstructionSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Dec 23, 2014Content Extraction & Transmission v. Wells Fargo (2014) — Federal Circuit Affirms Section 101 Dismissal of Document Scanning Patents on Motion to DismissFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Dec 17, 2014Ass'n for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics (Post-Remand) — Federal Circuit Addresses BRCA Test Patent Claims After MayoFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Dec 15, 2014Promega Corp. v. Life Technologies — Federal Circuit Holds Single Component Can Trigger Section 271(f)(1) Export LiabilityFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Dec 5, 2014DDR Holdings v. Hotels.com — Federal Circuit Upholds Internet Commerce Patent as Patent-EligibleFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Dec 4, 2014Ericsson v. D-Link Systems — Federal Circuit Sets Framework for Calculating FRAND Royalties on Standard-Essential PatentsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 14, 2014Ultramercial v. Hulu (2014) — Federal Circuit Finally Strikes Down Ad-for-Content Patent as Abstract Idea Under AliceFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Oct 22, 2014Halo Electronics v. Pulse Electronics — Federal Circuit Affirms High "Seagate" Bar for Enhanced Damages, Setting Up Supreme Court ReversalFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 16, 2014VirnetX v. Cisco Systems — Federal Circuit Vacates $368M Patent Damages for Failure to Apportion and Improper Royalty MethodologyFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 10, 2014Interval Licensing v. AOL (2014) — Federal Circuit Applies Post-Nautilus Indefiniteness Standard to Attention Manager PatentsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 3, 2014buySAFE v. Google — Federal Circuit Strikes Down Online Transaction Guarantee Patent Under AliceFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Aug 4, 2014Carnegie Mellon University v. Marvell Technology — Federal Circuit Awards $1.5B for Willful Infringement of Hard Drive Signal Processing PatentsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 11, 2014Digitech Image Technologies v. Electronics for Imaging — Federal Circuit Holds Data Structures and Mathematical Relationships Are Not PatentableFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jun 25, 2014American Broadcasting Cos. v. Aereo — Streaming Over-the-Air TV Is a Public PerformanceSupreme CourtCopyright
Jun 19, 2014Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank — Software on a Generic Computer Is Not Patent-Eligible; Alice/Mayo Framework EstablishedSupreme CourtPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jun 12, 2014POM Wonderful v. Coca-Cola — Competitors Can Sue for FDA-Regulated Label Deception Under the Lanham ActSupreme CourtTrademark, Federal
Jun 2, 2014Nautilus v. Biosig — Patent Claims Must Inform Skilled Artisans With Reasonable Certainty; Insolubly Ambiguous Standard RejectedSupreme CourtUtility Patent
May 19, 2014Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer — Laches Cannot Bar a Timely Copyright ClaimSupreme CourtCopyright
May 9, 2014Oracle v. Google (Federal Circuit 2014) — APIs Are Copyrightable; Fair Use Question RemandedFederal CircuitCopyright
Apr 29, 2014Octane Fitness v. ICON — Supreme Court Loosens Exceptional Case Standard for Patent Attorney Fees Under §285Supreme CourtUtility Patent
Apr 29, 2014Highmark v. Allcare — Appellate Courts Must Review §285 Exceptional Case Determinations for Abuse of DiscretionSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Apr 25, 2014Apple v. Motorola (2014) — Federal Circuit Rejects Per Se Rule Against Injunctions for FRAND-Encumbered Standard-Essential PatentsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jan 22, 2014Medtronic v. Mirowski — In a Licensee's Declaratory Judgment Action, the Patentee Bears the Burden of Proving InfringementSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Sep 5, 2013Accenture v. Guidewire Software — Federal Circuit Invalidates Insurance Task-Management Patent Under Section 101Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jul 26, 2013Teva Pharmaceuticals v. Sandoz (Federal Circuit 2013) — Court Applies De Novo Review to All Claim Construction, Drawing Supreme Court ReversalFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 5, 2013InterDigital Communications v. ITC — Federal Circuit Addresses Standard-Essential Patents and FRAND Licensing at the ITCInternational Trade CommissionUtility Patent
Jul 2, 2013Fresenius USA v. Baxter International — Federal Circuit on Collateral Estoppel Between Parallel IPR and District Court ProceedingsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 25, 2013Commil USA v. Cisco Systems (2013) — Federal Circuit Holds Good-Faith Invalidity Belief Can Negate Induced Infringement IntentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 21, 2013Ultramercial v. Hulu — Federal Circuit's Evolving § 101 Analysis for Internet Advertising PatentsFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jun 13, 2013Myriad Genetics — Isolated Human Genes Are Not Patentable; Synthetic cDNA IsSupreme CourtUtility Patent
May 13, 2013Bowman v. Monsanto — Patent Exhaustion Does Not Cover Replanting Progeny of Patented SeedsSupreme CourtUtility Patent
May 10, 2013Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank (Federal Circuit En Banc 2013) — Court Fragments Over § 101 Framework for Software PatentsFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
May 10, 2013CLS Bank International v. Alice Corp. — Federal Circuit En Banc Produces Fractured § 101 Ruling on Software PatentsFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
May 1, 2013Versata Software v. SAP America — Federal Circuit Affirms Record $391 Million Software Patent DamagesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 26, 2013Biosig Instruments v. Nautilus (Federal Circuit 2013) — Court Upholds 'Spaced Relationship' Claim Under Lenient Indefiniteness Standard, Drawing Supreme Court CorrectionFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 19, 2013Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons — Supreme Court Holds Copyright First Sale Doctrine Applies to Foreign-Made GoodsSupreme CourtCopyright
Feb 21, 2013Lighting Ballast Control v. Philips Electronics — Federal Circuit Reconsiders Claim Construction Standard (Cybor Retained)Federal CircuitUtility Patent
Jan 10, 2013InterDigital Communications v. ITC — Federal Circuit Holds Patent Licensing Alone Satisfies ITC Domestic Industry RequirementFederal Circuit, International Trade Commission—
Sep 4, 2012Mirror Worlds v. Apple — Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement of Time Machine, Spotlight, and Cover Flow PatentsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 31, 2012Akamai Technologies v. Limelight Networks — Federal Circuit En Banc Expands Inducement to Cover Divided Method InfringementFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 30, 2012Voter Verified v. Premier Election Solutions — Federal Circuit on Copyright in Voting SoftwareFederal CircuitCopyright
Jul 26, 2012Bancorp Services v. Sun Life Assurance — Federal Circuit Holds Life Insurance Valuation Patents Invalid as Abstract IdeasFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jul 18, 2012Pozen Inc. v. Par Pharmaceutical — Federal Circuit on Method-of-Treatment Patents and ObviousnessFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 14, 2012Bard Peripheral Vascular v. W.L. Gore & Associates — Federal Circuit Affirms $371M Enhanced Damages for Willful Infringement of Vascular Graft PatentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 14, 2012Static Control Components v. Lexmark International — Sixth Circuit Addresses Lanham Act False Advertising StandingSixth CircuitTrademark, Federal
Apr 17, 2012Caraco v. Novo Nordisk — Generic Drugmakers May Challenge Overbroad Orange Book Use CodesSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Apr 5, 2012Viacom International v. YouTube — Second Circuit Addresses DMCA Safe Harbor Knowledge Standards for User-Generated ContentSecond CircuitCopyright
Mar 20, 2012Mayo v. Prometheus — Laws of Nature Are Not Patentable; Court Establishes Two-Step §101 FrameworkSupreme CourtPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Mar 15, 2012Highmark v. Allcare Health Management — Federal Circuit Addresses Standards for Exceptional Case Fee AwardsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 3, 2012Orthokinetics v. Safety Travel Chairs — Federal Circuit on Product-by-Process Claims and DefinitenessFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jan 20, 2012Dealertrack v. Huber — Federal Circuit Holds Computer-Aided Credit Application Clearinghouse Is Patent-Ineligible Abstract IdeaFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jan 18, 2012Golan v. Holder — Congress May Restore Copyright to Foreign Works in the Public DomainSupreme CourtCopyright
Nov 4, 2011Typhoon Touch Technologies v. Dell — Federal Circuit on Means-Plus-Function and Indefiniteness for Touchscreen PatentsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 15, 2011Ultramercial v. Hulu — Federal Circuit Holds Internet Advertising-as-Currency Patent Eligible Under § 101Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Aug 31, 2011Classen Immunotherapies v. Biogen IDEC — Federal Circuit Addresses § 101 for Vaccination Scheduling Method ClaimsFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Aug 16, 2011CyberSource Corp. v. Retail Decisions — Federal Circuit Holds Credit Card Fraud Detection Method Is Unpatentable Mental ProcessFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jul 29, 2011Association for Molecular Pathology v. USPTO (Myriad Genetics) — Federal Circuit on Gene Patent EligibilityFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jun 6, 2011Stanford v. Roche — Bayh-Dole Act Does Not Automatically Vest Federally Funded Inventions in UniversitiesSupreme CourtUtility Patent
May 31, 2011Global-Tech Appliances v. SEB S.A. — Induced Infringement Requires Knowledge of the Patent; Willful Blindness SufficesSupreme CourtUtility Patent
May 25, 2011Therasense Inc. v. Becton Dickinson — Federal Circuit En Banc Raises Bar for Inequitable Conduct DefenseFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 12, 2011McKesson Technologies v. Epic Systems — Federal Circuit Addresses Joint Infringement in Healthcare IT Patent DisputeFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jan 4, 2011Uniloc USA v. Microsoft — Federal Circuit Bans the '25 Percent Rule of Thumb' for Patent RoyaltiesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Dec 17, 2010Prometheus Laboratories v. Mayo Collaborative Services — Federal Circuit Upholds Diagnostic Method Patents (Later Reversed by Supreme Court)Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Dec 8, 2010Research Corp. Technologies v. Microsoft — Federal Circuit Upholds Halftone Image Patents Under § 101, Rejects Overly Rigid Abstraction TestFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Nov 15, 2010Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling v. Maersk — Federal Circuit on Obviousness, Secondary Considerations, and Offer for SaleFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 29, 2010Cardiac Science v. Zoll Medical — Federal Circuit on Claim Differentiation and Construction of Medical Device ClaimsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 26, 2010AstraZeneca LP v. Apotex Corp. — Federal Circuit on Obviousness and Product Labeling Patents in Hatch-Waxman CasesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 28, 2010Bilski v. Kappos — Supreme Court Rejects Machine-or-Transformation as Exclusive Patent Eligibility TestSupreme CourtPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Apr 12, 2010SiRF Technology v. ITC — Federal Circuit Affirms GPS Patent Exclusion Order Under Section 337International Trade CommissionUtility Patent
Apr 1, 2010Tiffany v. eBay — Second Circuit Holds Online Marketplaces Not Liable for Third-Party Trademark Infringement Without Specific KnowledgeSecond CircuitTrademark, Federal
Mar 22, 2010Ariad Pharmaceuticals v. Eli Lilly — Federal Circuit En Banc Reaffirms Written Description as Separate Patent RequirementFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 10, 2010i4i Ltd. Partnership v. Microsoft — Federal Circuit Affirms $200M Verdict and Permanent Injunction for XML Patent InfringementFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 2, 2010Reed Elsevier v. Muchnick — Copyright Registration Is Not a Jurisdictional RequirementSupreme CourtCopyright
Feb 5, 2010ResQNet.com v. Lansa — Federal Circuit Demands Comparable Licenses Must Actually Be Comparable to the Patented TechnologyFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Dec 2, 2009Perfect Web Technologies v. InfoUSA — Federal Circuit Applies KSR to Hold Email Marketing Patent ObviousFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 16, 2009Prometheus Laboratories v. Mayo Collaborative Services — Federal Circuit Upholds Metabolite Diagnostic Patents Under § 101Federal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Sep 15, 2009Amgen v. F. Hoffmann-La Roche — Federal Circuit Affirms EPO Patent Infringement by Mircera, Addresses Double PatentingFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 11, 2009Lucent Technologies v. Gateway — Federal Circuit Clarifies Reasonable Royalty Damages MethodologyFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 4, 2009Abbott Laboratories v. Sandoz — Federal Circuit En Banc Clarifies Preliminary Injunction Standards for Pharmaceutical PatentsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 14, 2009Golden Hour Data Systems v. emsCharts — Federal Circuit on Joint Infringement and Method Claims Requiring Multiple ActorsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 3, 2009In re Kubin — Federal Circuit Applies KSR to Genetic Sequences, Finds Obvious to Clone Known ReceptorFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 20, 2009Tafas v. Doll — Federal Circuit Strikes Down USPTO Rules Limiting Continuation ApplicationsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Dec 12, 2008Sanofi-Synthelabo v. Apotex — Federal Circuit Upholds Plavix Patent, Holds Racemic Mixture Does Not Anticipate Isolated EnantiomerFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Dec 3, 2008Omega S.A. v. Costco Wholesale — Ninth Circuit on First Sale Doctrine and Gray Market GoodsNinth CircuitCopyright
Oct 30, 2008In re Bilski — Federal Circuit En Banc Adopts Machine-or-Transformation Test for Process PatentsFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Oct 14, 2008Kyocera Wireless v. ITC — Federal Circuit Limits ITC Power to Exclude Downstream Products of Non-Parties in Section 337 CasesInternational Trade CommissionUtility Patent
Sep 22, 2008Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa — Federal Circuit En Banc Overhauls Design Patent Infringement TestFederal CircuitDesign Patent
Aug 13, 2008Jacobsen v. Katzer — Federal Circuit Enforces Open-Source License Conditions as Copyright RestrictionsFederal CircuitCopyright
Jul 14, 2008Muniauction Inc. v. Thomson Corp. — Federal Circuit Tightens Joint Infringement Standard for Method ClaimsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 9, 2008Quanta Computer v. LG Electronics — Patent Exhaustion Applies to Method Patents and Authorized Component SalesSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Apr 18, 2008Finisar Corp. v. DirecTV Group — Federal Circuit Reverses $78.9M Verdict on Claim Construction and Means-Plus-Function Software DisclosureFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 28, 2008Aristocrat Technologies v. International Game Technology — Federal Circuit Requires Algorithm Disclosure for Computer-Implemented Means-Plus-Function ClaimsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 2, 2007Larson Mfg. v. Aluminart Products — Federal Circuit on Inequitable Conduct and Duty of CandorFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 12, 2007Power-One v. Artesyn Technologies — Federal Circuit Clarifies Written Description for Claim Amendments and PriorityFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 20, 2007In re Seagate Technology — Federal Circuit En Banc Overhauls Willful Infringement StandardFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 7, 2007Smith International v. Hughes Tool — Federal Circuit on Doctrine of Equivalents and Prosecution History EstoppelFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 24, 2007Forest Laboratories v. Ivax Pharmaceuticals — Federal Circuit on Obviousness and Unexpected Results in Chiral Drug Patent CasesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 1, 2007Takeda Chemical Industries v. Alphapharm — Federal Circuit Applies KSR to Find Diabetes Drug Non-ObviousFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 16, 2007Perfect 10 v. Amazon — Ninth Circuit Holds Google Image Thumbnails Are Fair Use, Inline Linking May Not Directly InfringeNinth CircuitCopyright Fair Use
May 9, 2007Leapfrog Enterprises v. Fisher-Price — Federal Circuit Applies KSR to Find Interactive Learning Toy ObviousFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 30, 2007KSR International v. Teleflex — Rigid TSM Test for Obviousness Rejected; Flexible Approach RequiredSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Apr 30, 2007Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp. — Supreme Court Limits § 271(f) Liability for Software Shipped Abroad on Golden Master DiscsSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Apr 6, 2007Daiichi Sankyo v. Apotex — Federal Circuit on Ordinary Skill in the Art and Obviousness in Pharmaceutical CasesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 22, 2007Pfizer Inc. v. Apotex Inc. — Federal Circuit Invalidates Norvasc Salt Patent as ObviousFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jan 9, 2007MedImmune v. Genentech — Patent Licensees Can Seek Declaratory Judgment Without Breaching LicenseSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Jan 8, 2007WMS Gaming v. International Game Technology — Federal Circuit on Functional Claims and Specification Disclosure for Software InventionsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Dec 13, 2006DSU Medical Corp. v. JMS Co. — Federal Circuit En Banc Defines Intent Required for Induced InfringementFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 20, 2006DePuy Spine, Inc. v. Medtronic Sofamor Danek — Obviousness Requires Showing Why a Skilled Artisan Would Have Combined Prior Art References, Not Just That Combination Was PossibleFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 3, 2006DyStar Textilfarben GmbH v. C.H. Patrick Co. — TSM Test Is Flexible; Common Knowledge and Common Sense Can Supply Motivation to CombineFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 30, 2006Ormco Corp. v. Align Technology, Inc. — Orthodontic Aligner Patents Invalid as Obvious; Commercial Success Based on Unclaimed Features Does Not Save ClaimsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 16, 2006Monsanto Co. v. Scruggs — Self-Replicating Technology Patent Exhaustion: No Unlimited Right to Replant Patented SeedFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 2, 2006Pfizer Inc. v. Ranbaxy Laboratories — Lipitor Claim Invalid for Dependent Claim Exceeding Scope of Independent ClaimFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 7, 2006LG Electronics v. Bizcom Electronics — Federal Circuit Holds Patent Exhaustion Does Not Apply to Method ClaimsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 26, 2006Agfa Corp. v. Creo Products — Inequitable Conduct Unenforces All Asserted Patents; Jury Trial Not RequiredFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 26, 2006Falkner v. Inglis — No Per Se Rule Requiring Structural Recitation in Biotech Written Description; Known Sequences Need Not Be RepeatedFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 15, 2006eBay Inc. v. MercExchange — Four-Factor Equity Test Governs Permanent Injunctions in Patent CasesSupreme CourtUtility Patent
May 1, 2006In re EchoStar Communications Corp. — Asserting Advice-of-Counsel Defense Waives Privilege for All Related Communications, But Not All Work ProductFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 23, 2006Atofina v. Great Lakes Chemical Corp. — Narrower Claimed Range Is Not Anticipated by Broader Prior Art Range Without Specific Disclosure of the Narrower RangeFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 20, 2006Bicon, Inc. v. Straumann Co. — Claim Preamble Is Limiting When It Recites Essential Structure of the InventionFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 1, 2006Illinois Tool Works v. Independent Ink — Patents Do Not Presumptively Confer Antitrust Market PowerSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Feb 24, 2006SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex Corp. — Product-by-Process Patent Claims Are Anticipated If the Product Itself Was Previously Known, Regardless of ProcessFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 15, 2006Ferring B.V. v. Barr Laboratories — Concealed Declarant Affiliations Constitute Inequitable Conduct When Examiner Has Specifically Requested Independent EvidenceFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 8, 2006Digital Control Inc. v. Charles Machine Works — Multiple Materiality Standards Coexist for Inequitable Conduct; False Rule 131 Declarations Are Inherently MaterialFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 18, 2005MedImmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc. — Federal Circuit Holds Licensee in Good Standing Cannot Challenge Patent ValidityFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 4, 2005LizardTech, Inc. v. Earth Resource Mapping, Inc. — Written Description Requirement Invalidates Claims Broader Than Disclosed EmbodimentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 14, 2005Nystrom v. Trex Co. — Claim Construction of "Board" Limited to Wood Cut from a Log, Excluding Composite DeckingFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 7, 2005In re Fisher — Expressed Sequence Tags Lack Patentable Utility Without Identification of the Functions of the Underlying GenesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 12, 2005Capon v. Eshhar — Written Description for Biotech Patents Does Not Require Reciting Known Nucleotide SequencesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 2, 2005NTP, Inc. v. Research in Motion, Ltd. — Federal Circuit Upholds BlackBerry Patent Infringement and Clarifies ExtraterritorialityFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 12, 2005Phillips v. AWH Corp. — Federal Circuit En Banc Establishes Intrinsic Evidence Hierarchy for Patent Claim ConstructionFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 29, 2005Seachange International v. C-COR Inc. — Prosecution Disclaimer Applies to All Claims Grouped Together in Prosecution, Even If Argument Was Made Only for One ClaimFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 27, 2005MGM Studios v. Grokster — Supreme Court Adopts Inducement Theory for P2P File Sharing LiabilitySupreme CourtCopyright
Jun 13, 2005Merck KGaA v. Integra Lifesciences I — FDA Safe Harbor Covers All Pre-Clinical Research Reasonably Related to Drug ApprovalSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Mar 16, 2005MercExchange v. eBay — Federal Circuit Applies General Rule Favoring Permanent Injunctions in Patent CasesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 7, 2005Playtex Products v. Procter & Gamble — "Substantially" Flattened Surfaces Is a Term of Approximation, Not an Absolute Requirement of FlatnessFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 9, 2005Palm Bay Imports, Inc. v. Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin — Famous Wine Brand Blocks "Veuve Royale" Registration on Likelihood of ConfusionFederal CircuitTrademark, Federal
Jan 28, 2005Merck & Co. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA — Fosamax Once-Weekly Patent Obvious in Light of Prior Art Disclosing Same Dosing Concept; 'About' Carries Ordinary Meaning of 'Approximately'Federal CircuitUtility Patent
Jan 21, 2005Teva Pharmaceuticals v. Pfizer — Orange Book Patent Listing Alone Does Not Create Reasonable Apprehension of Suit for ANDA Declaratory JudgmentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Dec 8, 2004KP Permanent Make-Up v. Lasting Impression I — Fair Use Defense Requires No Proof of Zero ConfusionSupreme CourtTrademark, Federal
Nov 10, 2004Monsanto v. Scruggs — Federal Circuit Affirms Patent Protection for Genetically Modified Seeds Against Seed SavingFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 13, 2004Knorr-Bremse v. Dana Corp. — No Adverse Inference from Attorney-Client Privilege in Willful Patent Infringement CasesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 31, 2004Chamberlain Group v. Skylink Technologies — DMCA Anticircumvention Provision Does Not Create New Property Right or Prevent Authorized Consumer AccessFederal CircuitCopyright
Aug 18, 2004In re Klopfenstein — Publicly Displayed Slide Presentation at a Conference Qualifies as a Printed Publication Under § 102(b) Based on Public AccessibilityFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 11, 2004Innova/Pure Water, Inc. v. Safari Water Filtration — "Operatively Connected" Is a Functional Term Not Limited to Unitary Physical AttachmentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 27, 2004Glaxo Group Ltd. v. Apotex, Inc. — ANDA Filing Alone Cannot Support a Willful Infringement Finding Under Hatch-WaxmanFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 8, 2004Metabolite Laboratories v. Laboratory Corporation of America — Method Patent on Diagnosing Vitamin Deficiency by Correlating Homocysteine Levels UpheldFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 2, 2004Honeywell International v. Hamilton Sundstrand Corp. — Canceling and Rewriting a Claim Triggers Prosecution History EstoppelFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 30, 2004Chiron Corp. v. Genentech, Inc. — Broad Monoclonal Antibody Claims Invalid When Specification Enables Only Murine Antibodies, Not Chimeric or Humanized FormsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 27, 2004Pfizer Inc. v. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories — Patent Term Extension Covers All Salt Forms of the Same Active IngredientFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 13, 2004University of Rochester v. G.D. Searle & Co. — Method Patent Claims Fail Written Description When Claimed Compounds Were Not InventedFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 11, 2004Liebel-Flarsheim Co. v. Medrad, Inc. — Courts Cannot Import Limitations from Specification into Claims Even When Only One Embodiment Is DescribedFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 2, 2004Eolas Technologies v. Microsoft — Federal Circuit Affirms Billion-Dollar Judgment for Interactive Web Browser PatentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jan 20, 2004Liquid Dynamics Corp. v. Vaughan Co. — Terms of Approximation Like 'Substantial' in Patent Claims Have Real Meaning and Cannot Be Interpreted to Require PerfectionFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 21, 2003Geneva Pharmaceuticals v. GlaxoSmithKline — Method-of-Use Claims Cannot Extend Patent Protection When Earlier Compound Patent Discloses the Same UseFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 12, 2003CFMT, Inc. v. YieldUp International Corp. — Enablement Standard Requires Only That Skilled Artisan Can Make and Use Invention, Not That Invention Meet Commercial Performance ThresholdsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 10, 2003Alloc, Inc. v. ITC — Prosecution History Disclaimer Limits Flooring Patent Claims to Require Play Between PanelsFederal Circuit, International Trade Commission—
Sep 8, 2003In re Coors Brewing Co. — Federal Circuit Reverses BLUE MOON Trademark Refusal; Beer and Restaurant Services Are Not Related Absent "Something More"Federal CircuitTrademark, Federal
Aug 26, 2003Honeywell International v. ITC — Patent Claims for PET Yarn Invalid as Indefinite When Test Method UnspecifiedFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 22, 2003Bayer AG v. Housey Pharmaceuticals — Section 271(g) Does Not Protect Research Methods That Generate Information Rather Than Manufacture ProductsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 1, 2003Schering Corp. v. Geneva Pharmaceuticals — Metabolite of Patented Drug Inherently Anticipated by Prior Art, Cannot Be Separately PatentedFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 17, 2003SunRace Roots Enterprise v. SRAM Corp. — Claim Differentiation Creates Strong Presumption Against Reading Dependent Claim Limitation Into Independent ClaimFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 7, 2003Omega Engineering v. Raytek Corp. — Prosecution Disclaimer Requires Clear and Unmistakable Surrender; Courts Cannot Add Negative Limitations Unsupported by Intrinsic EvidenceFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 6, 2003Integra LifeSciences v. Merck KGaA — Federal Circuit Narrowly Reads § 271(e)(1) Safe Harbor for Pre-Clinical ResearchFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 2, 2003Dastar Corp. v. Twentieth Century Fox — Lanham Act Does Not Apply to Unaccredited Copying of Public Domain WorksSupreme CourtTrademark, Federal
May 13, 2003In re California Innovations, Inc. — Federal Circuit Raises Bar for Refusing Geographic Trademarks After NAFTAFederal CircuitTrademark, Federal
Jan 29, 2003Bowers v. Baystate Technologies, Inc. — Shrink-Wrap License Prohibiting Reverse Engineering Is Not Preempted by Copyright LawFederal CircuitCopyright
Jan 16, 2003Warner-Lambert Co. v. Apotex Corp. — Filing ANDA for Non-Patented Use of a Drug Does Not Infringe a Method-of-Use Patent for a Different, Off-Label UseFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jan 15, 2003Eldred v. Ashcroft — Supreme Court Upholds 20-Year Copyright Term ExtensionSupreme CourtCopyright
Jan 14, 2003Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue — Trademark Dilution Requires Proof of Actual DilutionSupreme CourtTrademark, Federal
Jan 10, 2003In re Peterson — Overlapping Prior Art Range Creates Prima Facie Case of Obviousness That Inventor Must Rebut with Evidence of Unexpected ResultsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jan 6, 2003Amgen Inc. v. Hoechst Marion Roussel — Federal Circuit Upholds Amgen's Foundational Erythropoietin Patents Against Generic and Biosimilar ChallengersFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 3, 2002Madey v. Duke University — Experimental Use Defense to Patent Infringement Does Not Apply to Universities' Core Research ActivitiesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 2, 2002Texas Digital Systems v. Telegenix — Dictionaries and Technical References Are Important Starting Points for Claim ConstructionFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 28, 2002Enzo Biochem v. Gen-Probe — Federal Circuit Clarifies Written Description Requirement for Genus ClaimsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 23, 2002Monsanto Co. v. McFarling — Patent Exhaustion Does Not Apply to Saved Seed Crops; Farmer's License Restriction Is EnforceableFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 21, 2002In re Cruciferous Sprout Litigation — Recognizing Unknown but Inherent Properties of Known Subject Matter Does Not Create Patentable InventionFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 31, 2002Riles v. Shell Exploration and Production Co. — Patent Damages Must Reflect the Value of the Patented Contribution, Not the Entire Accused Product's ValueFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 30, 2002New Railhead Manufacturing, L.L.C. v. Vermeer Manufacturing Co. — Inadequate Provisional Application Disclosure Triggers On-Sale Bar for Later Non-Provisional PatentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 15, 2002Enzo Biochem, Inc. v. Gen-Probe Inc. — Biological Deposits in Public Repositories Satisfy Patent Written Description RequirementFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 9, 2002Netscape Communications Corp. v. Konrad — Public Demonstrations Without Confidentiality Agreements Trigger Patent On-Sale and Public Use BarsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 21, 2002Teleflex, Inc. v. Ficosa North America Corp. — Claim Terms Take Ordinary Meaning Unless Specification Shows Clear DisavowalFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 28, 2002Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co. — Flexible Bar Governs Prosecution History EstoppelSupreme CourtUtility Patent
May 22, 2002Catalina Marketing International v. Coolsavings.com — Method Claim Preamble Is Not Limiting Unless Patentee Relied on It to Distinguish Prior ArtFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 13, 2002Holmes Group v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems — Patent Counterclaims Cannot Confer Federal Circuit JurisdictionSupreme CourtUtility Patent
May 3, 2002CCS Fitness v. Brunswick Corp. — Claim Term "Member" Carries Ordinary Meaning; Not Limited to Single-Component Structure Shown in Patent DrawingsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 28, 2002Johnson & Johnston Associates v. R.E. Service Co. — En Banc Federal Circuit Holds Disclosed-But-Unclaimed Subject Matter Is Dedicated to the PublicFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jan 24, 2002Symbol Technologies, Inc. v. Lemelson Medical — Prosecution Laches Can Bar Enforcement of Submarine Patents Delayed DecadesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Dec 17, 2001Bose Corp. v. JBL, Inc. — Formal Amendment to Fix Antecedent Basis Does Not Create Prosecution History EstoppelFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Dec 10, 2001J.E.M. Ag Supply v. Pioneer Hi-Bred International — Utility Patents Can Protect PlantsSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Nov 15, 2001Rexnord Corp. v. Laitram Corp. — Specifications Describe Preferred Embodiments and Cannot Limit Claims to Those Embodiments Absent Clear DisclaimerFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 26, 2001Special Devices Inc. v. OEA Inc. — On-Sale Bar Applies to Sales by Suppliers; No "Supplier Exception" ExistsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 27, 2001Bio-Technology General Corp. v. Genentech, Inc. — Patent on Recombinant Human Growth Hormone Is Enabled Even Though Process Produces Predominantly Met-hGH Rather Than Mature hGHFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 24, 2001Toro Co. v. White Consolidated Industries — Separating a Unitary Claim Structure into Two Pieces May Infringe Under Doctrine of EquivalentsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 19, 2001Exxon Research & Engineering Co. v. United States — Close Questions of Claim Construction Do Not Automatically Render Claims IndefiniteFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Aug 21, 2001Jazz Photo Corp. v. ITC — Patent Rights Are Exhausted After First U.S. Sale, Permitting Camera RefurbishmentFederal Circuit, International Trade CommissionUtility Patent
Jul 13, 2001Interactive Gift Express v. CompuServe — "Point-of-Sale Location" Can Include a Consumer's Home in E-Commerce PatentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 10, 2001Group One Ltd. v. Hallmark Cards — On-Sale Bar Requires an Actual Commercial Offer Under UCC StandardsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 26, 2001Gart v. Logitech, Inc. — Preferred Embodiment's Specific Structure Cannot Limit Broader Claim Language; Patent Notice Letters Must Identify Specific ProductsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 30, 2001Eli Lilly v. Barr Laboratories — Prozac Patent Partially Invalidated for Obviousness-Type Double PatentingFederal CircuitUtility Patent
May 30, 2001Mycogen Plant Science v. Monsanto — § 271(g) Process Patent Infringement Requires the Patent to Be Issued When the Process Is PerformedFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 20, 2001TrafFix Devices v. Marketing Displays — Expired Patent Is Strong Evidence of Functionality in Trade DressSupreme CourtTrademark, Federal
Feb 20, 2001Intergraph Corp. v. Intel Corp. — Cross-License Does Not Extend to Patents Never Owned by the LicensorFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 14, 2001Amazon.com v. BarnesandNoble.com — Preliminary Injunction Vacated When Defendant Raises Substantial Questions About Patent ValidityFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 13, 2001SciMed Life Systems v. Advanced Cardiovascular Systems — Specification Disclaimer Limits Patent Claims to Coaxial Catheter DesignFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Feb 12, 2001A&M Records v. Napster — Ninth Circuit Affirms Injunction Against Peer-to-Peer Music File SharingNinth CircuitCopyright
Nov 29, 2000Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co. — En Banc Federal Circuit Creates Complete Bar to Doctrine of Equivalents After Claim AmendmentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Nov 14, 2000Watts v. XL Systems — Claim Limitation Lacking the Word "Means" Carries Presumption Against Means-Plus-Function TreatmentFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 25, 2000Purdue Pharma v. Faulding Inc. — Patent Claims Invalidated for Lack of Written Description When Key Ratio Not Disclosed in Original FilingFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 3, 2000Ajinomoto Co. v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. — Importing Bacteria Made by Patented Process Infringes Under § 271(g) Even When Manufacture Occurred Abroad Under a Foreign LicenseFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Oct 1, 2000Priceline.com v. Microsoft — E-Commerce Era Patent Dispute Over Reverse Auction Pricing MethodsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Sep 22, 2000Packard Press v. Hewlett-Packard — TTAB Must Consider Marks in Their Entireties; Cannot Improperly Dissect Composite Marks in Likelihood of Confusion AnalysisFederal CircuitTrademark, Federal
Aug 1, 2000Schering Corp. v. Amgen Inc. — Consensus Interferon Does Not Infringe Recombinant DNA Patents on Natural Interferon SubtypesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jul 18, 2000Genentech, Inc. v. Chiron Corp. — Reduction to Practice Requires Inventors to Recognize Utility, Not Just a Third PartyFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 28, 2000Embrex, Inc. v. Service Engineering Corp. — Experimental Use Exception Does Not Shield Commercially Motivated Patent InfringementFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 21, 2000Rotec Industries v. Mitsubishi Corp. — "Offer to Sell" Under § 271(a) Must Occur Within the United StatesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 7, 2000Recot, Inc. v. M.C. Becton — Famous Trademark Must Be Given Full Weight in Likelihood of Confusion AnalysisFederal CircuitTrademark, Federal
May 12, 2000Bayer AG v. Elan Pharmaceutical Research Corp. — Repeated Prosecution Statements Touting Superiority of Claimed Range Create Clear and Unmistakable Surrender of Broader ScopeFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 13, 2000STX LLC v. Brine Inc. — Subjective Uncertainty About Whether a Product Meets Claimed Performance Criteria Does Not Prevent the On-Sale Bar from ApplyingFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 7, 2000Helifix Ltd. v. Blok-Lok, Ltd. — Trade Show Brochure Raises Genuine Fact Issues on On-Sale Bar and Anticipation; "Ready for Patenting" Standard AppliedFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Jun 10, 1999Dickinson v. Zurko — Supreme Court Holds APA Substantial Evidence Standard Applies to USPTO AppealsSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Nov 10, 1998Pfaff v. Wells Electronics — Supreme Court Defines On-Sale Bar Under § 102(b)Supreme CourtUtility Patent
Jul 23, 1998State Street Bank & Trust v. Signature Financial Group — Federal Circuit Validates Business Method PatentsFederal CircuitPatent Subject Matter Eligibility
Jul 22, 1997Regents of the University of California v. Eli Lilly — Federal Circuit Requires Written Description for Genus ClaimsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Mar 3, 1997Warner-Jenkinson v. Hilton Davis Chemical — Supreme Court Refines Doctrine of Equivalents FrameworkSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Jan 2, 1997Genentech v. Novo Nordisk — Federal Circuit Enforces Written Description for Broad Biotech ClaimsFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Apr 23, 1996Markman v. Westview Instruments — Supreme Court Holds Claim Construction Is a Question of Law for JudgesSupreme CourtUtility Patent
Feb 5, 1996Fonovisa v. Cherry Auction — Ninth Circuit Establishes Vicarious Liability for Flea Market OperatorsNinth CircuitCopyright
Nov 3, 1994Yorkey v. Diab — Federal Circuit Addresses Conception and Reduction to Practice in Priority DisputesFederal CircuitUtility Patent
Scroll to Top