Daily Summary — April 14, 2026
Cases published today: 3
Cases skipped (non-IP or duplicate): 3
Total posts in sitemap: 12
Cases Published
| Case |
Court |
Topic |
Link |
| VLSI Technology LLC v. Intel Corporation |
Federal Circuit |
Utility Patent |
View Summary |
| Definitive Holdings v. PowerTEQ |
Federal Circuit |
Utility Patent |
View Summary |
| Atlantic Recording Corp. v. Anna’s Archive |
S.D.N.Y. |
Copyright |
View Summary |
Cases Reviewed but Not Published
| Case |
Court |
Reason Skipped |
| Martin v. DVA (25-1944) |
Federal Circuit |
Not IP — veterans affairs case |
| Aljindi v. US (26-1031) |
Federal Circuit |
Not IP — pro se appeal |
| Upstream Holdings v. Brekunitch (24-1924) |
Federal Circuit |
Rule 36 nonprecedential judgment — insufficient detail for summary |
Courts and Sources Searched
| Court / Source |
Method |
Result |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
Official website (cafc.uscourts.gov) — opinions page |
6 items posted 4/14: 2 precedential opinions (VLSI v. Intel, Definitive Holdings v. Powerteq), 2 nonprecedential opinions, 1 Rule 36, 1 order |
| PTAB (USPTO) |
Web search for PTAB decisions April 14, 2026 |
No new IP-relevant PTAB decisions found for today; MSN Labs v. Bausch Health settlement order issued (nonprecedential) |
| U.S. District Courts |
Web search + Law360 + Bloomberg Law + CourtListener |
Atlantic Recording v. Anna’s Archive default judgment ($322M) found and published |
| ITC |
Web search for ITC opinions April 14, 2026 |
No new ITC opinions found for today |
| U.S. Supreme Court |
Web search |
No IP opinions issued today |
| State Courts |
Web search for state court IP rulings |
No new state IP decisions found for today |
| IPWatchdog |
Direct site search |
Covered VLSI v. Intel opinion (already captured) |
| Patently-O |
Direct site search |
Published article on obviousness doctrine (analysis piece, not case summary) |
| Law360 IP |
Web search |
Reported Anna’s Archive default judgment and Brightpick v. Ocado filing (filing, not ruling — skipped) |
| Bloomberg Law IP |
Web search |
Covered VLSI v. Intel (already captured) |
| CourtListener / RECAP |
Docket search |
Used for Anna’s Archive case verification and PDF sourcing |
| SCOTUSblog |
Web search |
No new IP decisions |
Courts Not Searchable Today
| Court |
Reason |
| Individual U.S. District Courts (94 districts) |
No centralized free opinion feed; relied on news aggregators and CourtListener |
| Individual State Courts (50 states) |
No centralized free opinion feed; relied on news aggregators |
| International Courts (EPO, UKIPO, CJEU, etc.) |
Not systematically searched; relied on news coverage |
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