Daily Summary — April 29, 2026
Cases published today: 9 | Cases reviewed and skipped: 45+ | Sitemap total: 651 posts
Cases Published
Federal Courts Searched
| Court |
Source |
IP Opinions Found |
| U.S. Supreme Court |
supremecourt.gov, SCOTUSblog |
Oral argument in Hikma v. Amarin (skinny labels) — no opinion issued |
| Federal Circuit |
cafc.uscourts.gov, CourtListener |
3 patent opinions published, 1 procedural order (VB Assets v. Amazon dismissed by stipulation), 2 non-IP opinions (trade/veterans) |
| Second Circuit |
ca2.uscourts.gov, Law360 |
1 trademark opinion published (Adidas v. Thom Browne) |
| First Circuit |
ca1.uscourts.gov |
No IP opinions — 4 non-IP cases reviewed |
| Third Circuit |
ca3.uscourts.gov |
No new IP opinions today |
| Fourth Circuit |
ca4.uscourts.gov |
No IP opinions — 1 §1983 case reviewed |
| Fifth Circuit |
ca5.uscourts.gov |
No IP opinions identified |
| Sixth–Eleventh, D.C. Circuits |
Court websites, GovInfo |
No IP opinions identified |
| PTAB |
USPTO, Law360 |
1 Samsung v. Maxell decision published; Director Review orders noted |
| District Courts (all) |
GovInfo us_govinfo_uscourts |
2 substantive opinions published (D.D.C., D. Md.); ~15 other cases triaged (filings, procedural orders, non-IP) |
State Courts Searched
State courts searched today: California, New York, Texas, Delaware, Illinois, Florida — no IP/AI opinions identified.
International Courts Searched
| Jurisdiction |
Result |
| CJEU (EU) |
1 opinion published (Pelham II, Grand Chamber, Apr 14 — pastiche/copyright, previously uncovered) |
| Taiwan IP & Commercial Court |
1 opinion published (TSMC v. Tokyo Electron trade secret, Apr 27) |
| UK (Patents Court, IPEC) |
No new IP opinions identified |
| Unified Patent Court (UPC) |
No new decisions identified |
| EPO Boards of Appeal |
Not searched (no public decisions identified for today) |
| Germany (BGH, BPatG) |
BGH I ZR 41/24 (Apr 23, Kohl Protocols) — copyright/personality rights case; not published (primarily personality rights) |
| France (Cour de cassation, TJ Paris) |
No IP opinions identified |
| Canada (Federal Court, SCC) |
No new IP opinions identified |
| Australia (Federal Court) |
No IP opinions identified |
| Japan (IP High Court, JPO) |
No IP opinions identified |
| Korea (Supreme Court, Patent Court) |
No IP opinions identified |
| China (SPC, specialized IP courts) |
No IP opinions identified |
| India (Delhi HC, Bombay HC) |
No IP opinions identified |
| Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Poland, Brazil, Mexico, Russia, Singapore, New Zealand, South Africa |
No IP opinions identified |
Commentary Sources Processed
- Law360 IP: 30+ headlines triaged; 4 pointed to cases already published or covered today; 6 pointed to non-decisions (firm news, analysis, settlements, filings); remaining marked for future processing
- Eric Goldman blog: 1 post reviewed (S&S v. Promo Hunt — trespass to chattels dismissal, not IP); 1 earlier post (jawboning, not IP)
- IPWatchdog, Patently-O, SCOTUSblog: Searched for today’s content; SCOTUS oral argument in Hikma v. Amarin noted
Pipeline Statistics
- Ingestion sources run: 22 (all active sources)
- Non-IP cases reviewed (Step 2.4): 20 cases, all confirmed non-IP
- IP cases in queue processed (Step 2.5): ~50 cases triaged; 9 published, remainder linked to existing posts, marked procedural, or deferred
- Commentary leads processed (Step 2.6): 50 leads reviewed; 10 budget cap observed