Daily Scan Summary
| Date | April 17, 2026 (Friday) |
| Pipeline runs | Ingestion (20 sources) + Publish Pending |
| Posts published (pipeline) | 4 |
| Posts published (supplemental web search) | 1 |
| Total posts published today | 5 |
| Total posts in sitemap | 35 |
Published Summaries
- Riken Technos v. JPO — Japan IP High Court Revives Transparent Projection Screen Patent, Faults JPO’s Obviousness Logic — Japan IP High Court | Utility Patent
- International Medical Devices v. Cornell — Federal Circuit Reverses $17M Trade Secret Award, Holds Patent Disclosures Extinguish Trade Secret Rights — Federal Circuit | Trade Secret (Federal)
- Canadian Solar v. Trina Solar — PTAB Invalidates All Claims of Two TOPCon Solar Cell Patents — PTAB | Utility Patent
- Frida Kahlo Corporation v. Romeo Pinedo — Eleventh Circuit Rules Tortious Cease-and-Desist Letters Create Personal Jurisdiction — 11th Circuit | Trademark / IP Law
- Butzer v. HyperSphere Technologies — Developer-Founder’s Copyright Claims Over Quantum Encryption Software Dismissed for Failure to State a Claim — District Court (N.D. Georgia) | Copyright (supplemental search)
Courts Searched
| Court | Method | IP Opinions Found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Supreme Court | Web search + SCOTUSblog | None |
| Federal Circuit | Pipeline + cafc.uscourts.gov | 1 (International Medical Devices v. Cornell) |
| PTAB | Pipeline + USPTO | 1 (Canadian Solar v. Trina Solar) |
| 1st Circuit | Pipeline | None |
| 2nd Circuit | Pipeline | None |
| 3rd Circuit | Pipeline | None |
| 4th Circuit | Pipeline | None |
| 5th Circuit | Pipeline | None |
| 6th Circuit | Pipeline | None |
| 7th Circuit | Pipeline | None |
| 8th Circuit | Pipeline | None |
| 9th Circuit | Pipeline | None |
| 10th Circuit | Pipeline | None |
| 11th Circuit | Pipeline | 1 (Frida Kahlo v. Pinedo) |
| D.C. Circuit | Pipeline | None |
| ITC | Web search + USITC | None |
| District Courts (selected) | Web search + PACER Monitor | 1 (Butzer v. HyperSphere, N.D. Ga.) |
| Japan IP High Court | Pipeline | 1 (Riken Technos v. JPO) |
| Short Circuit (Reason/Volokh) | Web search | No IP cases in April 17 roundup |
Courts Not Fully Searchable Today
| Court / Source | Reason |
|---|---|
| PTAB (all Final Written Decisions) | Bulk FWD data not indexed; only notable decisions captured via news |
| All U.S. District Courts | No systematic feed; supplemental web search covers only cases surfaced in news |
| State Courts (CA, DE, IL, TX) | Pipeline covers these; no IP opinions surfaced today |
| Court of Federal Claims / Intl Trade | Not in pipeline; no web search hits today |
Cases Considered but Not Published
- Powermat v. Anker Innovations (Fed. Cir. 26-1429) — Voluntary dismissal order (parties settled); no substantive ruling.
- NCAA v. DraftKings (S.D. Indiana) — Procedural motion (expedited trial request); no substantive trademark ruling.
- Bartz v. Anthropic (N.D. Cal.) — Settlement status update only; fairness hearing set May 14, 2026.
- Afolayan v. DOJ (Fed. Cir. 24-1692) — Nonprecedential non-IP opinion.