Daily Summary — April 16, 2026
Cases published today: 4 (3 from morning run, 1 from evening run)
Cases added to Federal Circuit dispositions page: 3
Non-IP cases reviewed and marked: ~95
Sitemap post count: 20
Published Case Summaries
| Case |
Docket |
Disposition |
| Candela Corp. v. Tankovich |
24-2177 |
Voluntary Dismissal |
| Khan v. Merit Medical Systems, Inc. |
26-1334 |
Dismissed (untimely appeal) |
| In Re Sansone |
26-124 |
Mandamus Denied |
Other Federal Circuit Opinions Issued Today (Non-IP)
| Case |
Docket |
Subject |
| Hood v. MSPB |
26-1099 |
Federal employment (MSPB appeal) |
| Lalliss v. US |
25-1948 |
VA employment/whistleblower (CFC appeal) |
| Sackey v. US |
25-1934 |
Whistleblower award (CFC appeal) |
| Vowels v. US |
25-1606 |
Failure to prosecute (CFC appeal) |
Courts Searched
| Court / Source |
Method |
IP Cases Found |
| U.S. Supreme Court |
Engine (us_scotus) + Web search |
0 new (Cox v. Sony already published) |
| Federal Circuit (CAFC) |
Engine (us_cafc) + CAFC website |
3 IP orders (procedural), 2 substantive (Teva, FullView already published) |
| First Circuit |
Engine (us_ca1) |
0 |
| Second Circuit |
Engine (us_ca2) |
0 |
| Third Circuit |
Engine (us_ca3) |
0 |
| Fourth Circuit |
Engine (us_ca4) |
0 (1 opinion — immigration/criminal) |
| Fifth Circuit |
Engine (us_ca5) |
0 |
| Sixth Circuit |
Engine (us_ca6) |
0 |
| Eighth Circuit |
Engine (us_ca8) |
0 |
| Ninth Circuit |
Engine (us_ca9) |
0 |
| Tenth Circuit |
Engine (us_ca10) |
0 |
| Eleventh Circuit |
Engine (us_ca11) |
0 |
| D.C. Circuit |
Engine (us_cadc) |
0 |
| PTAB |
Web search |
0 |
| ITC |
Web search |
0 |
| California state courts |
Engine (us_state_ca) + Web search |
0 |
| Delaware state courts |
Engine (us_state_de) + Web search |
0 |
| Texas state courts |
Engine (us_state_tx) + Web search |
0 |
| Illinois state courts |
Engine (us_state_il) + Web search |
0 |
| New York state courts |
Web search |
0 |
| Florida state courts |
Web search |
0 |
| Canada (SCC, Federal Court) |
Engine (ca_scc) + Web search |
0 |
| CJEU / EU Courts |
Web search |
1 (Pelham II, C-590/23 — published) |
| UK Courts (Patents Court, IPEC) |
Web search |
0 |
| EPO Boards of Appeal |
Web search |
0 |
| Federal Court of Australia |
Web search |
0 |
| Japan IP High Court |
Web search |
0 |
| Unified Patent Court (UPC) |
Web search |
0 substantive (1 procedural order on evidence production) |
Disabled / Not Searchable Today
| Source |
Reason |
| Seventh Circuit (us_ca7) |
Source disabled in engine (broken feed URL) |
| District courts (PACER) |
No automated source; covered via web search and CourtListener |
| TTAB |
No automated source; covered via web search |
Legal News Sources Checked
- IPWatchdog — USPTO ASAP! Pilot extension announced; no new court opinions reported
- Patently-O — PTAB inventory article; no new April 16 court opinions
- SCOTUSblog — No IP opinions issued today (possible opinions April 17)
- Law360 IP — No new April 16 court opinions identified
- The IPKat — Pelham II coverage (published above)
State courts searched today: California, New York, Texas, Delaware, Illinois, Florida — no IP/AI opinions identified.
Foreign courts searched: UK (Patents Court, IPEC), EU/CJEU, EPO Boards of Appeal, Canada (Federal Court), Australia (Federal Court), Japan (IP High Court), UPC — one IP opinion identified (CJEU Pelham II, published).
Page updated at evening run. Next scheduled run: April 17, 2026.