Daily Summary
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Cases Published: 2
Cases Skipped (non-IP): 5 (Augusta v. US, Dreiling v. US, Life Science Logistics v. US, Monbo v. US, Celli v. New York City)
Rule 36 Judgments (IP, insufficient detail): 1 (In Re Cobra Golf Inc., 25-1144 — patent case but no details available on the underlying patent or PTAB decision)
Cases Published Today
| Case | Court | Type | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing Resources International v. Squires | Federal Circuit | Rule 36 Affirmance | Utility Patent — Obviousness / IPR |
| AG 18 v. DK Crown Holdings (f/k/a DraftKings) | Federal Circuit | Rule 36 Affirmance | Utility Patent — IPR / Gaming Technology |
Courts and Sources Searched
| Court / Source | Method | IP Opinions Found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | CAFC opinions page + IPWatchdog + Patently-O + Law360 | 3 (2 published, 1 skipped) |
| PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board) | USPTO PTAB database + web search | 0 new decisions found for today |
| U.S. District Courts (all districts) | Web search (Law360, Bloomberg Law, NLR, Justia) | 0 |
| U.S. Supreme Court | SCOTUSblog + web search | 0 |
| U.S. International Trade Commission | USITC + web search | 0 (Archer v. Joby investigation opened April 9) |
| TTAB (Trademark Trial and Appeal Board) | TTAB Reading Room + web search | 0 |
| State Courts | Web search | 0 |
| Circuit Courts of Appeals (1st–11th, D.C.) | Web search | 0 |
Additional Sources Checked
- IPWatchdog — Checked April 15 articles; confirmed MRI v. Squires coverage
- Patently-O — April 15 article on USPTO reexamination rules (not a court decision)
- Law360 IP — Checked for April 15 rulings
- Bloomberg Law IP — Checked for April 15 rulings
- National Law Review (IP section) — Checked for April 15 rulings
- CourtListener — Searched for April 15 IP opinions
Courts Not Directly Searchable
| Court | Reason |
|---|---|
| Individual U.S. District Courts (94 districts) | No centralized daily opinion feed; rely on news aggregators and PACER alerts |
| State trial courts | No centralized feed; rely on news reporting |
| Foreign courts (UK, EU, Canada, EPO) | Searched via web; no opinions found for today |
Notes
- April 15 was a relatively quiet day for IP opinions, with the Federal Circuit issuing only Rule 36 summary affirmances (no full written opinions) in IP matters.
- Both published cases involve PTAB IPR decisions being affirmed — one in display technology (Samsung v. MRI) and one in gaming technology (DraftKings v. AG 18).
- The In Re Cobra Golf Rule 36 judgment (25-1144) was not published due to insufficient publicly available details about the underlying patent application and PTAB proceedings.
- The LexSummary ingestion pipeline found no pending cases to publish today.