Daily Summary
Date: April 30, 2026
Cases published: 8
Cases reviewed (non-IP or no new opinion): 54
Total posts in sitemap: 660
Cases Published Today
| Case | Court | Topic | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildseed Mobile v. Google LLC | Federal Circuit | Patent Obviousness (Targeted Advertising) | View |
| Whyte Monkee Productions v. Netflix | 10th Circuit | Copyright Fair Use (Tiger King Documentary) | View |
| Centripetal Networks v. Cisco Systems | Federal Circuit | Patent Noninfringement (Cybersecurity) | View |
| Shenzhen Huajie v. Shenzhen Leyibei | 7th Circuit | Trademark Counterfeiting / Cybersquatting Damages | View |
| In re Mosaic LLM Litigation (O’Nan v. Databricks) | N.D. Cal. | Copyright / AI Training Data | View |
| Brandy Melville v. Shein | C.D. Cal. | Copyright Preemption of Trademark Claims | View |
| Multi-State Partnership v. Deloitte | S.D.N.Y. | Trade Secret (Vaccine Software) | View |
| S&S Activewear v. Promo Hunt | N.D. Ill. | Tech Law (Browser Extension / Trespass) | View |
International Case Published
| Case | Court | Topic | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan v. Chen Li-ming (TSMC 2nm Trade Secret) | Taiwan IP & Commercial Court | Trade Secret / National Security (Semiconductor) | View |
Cases Skipped (Already Published)
| Case | Reason |
|---|---|
| Federal Express v. Qualcomm (Fed. Cir.) | Already published as post #1117 |
Cases Reviewed — No New Opinion to Publish
- Q Technologies v. Walmart (Fed. Cir.) — Rehearing denial of February 2026 opinion, not a new ruling
- Al Jazeera DMCA storm video case — Pending motion, no ruling yet
- Concord Music v. Anthropic (AI training fair use) — Amicus brief filing, no ruling
- Hikma v. Amarin (SCOTUS skinny labels) — Oral argument held April 29, opinion pending
- Kamdem-Ouaffo v. Baker Botts; Kamdem-Ouaffo v. Leblon (Fed. Cir.) — Procedural orders from pro se litigant, linked to monthly dispositions page
- 21 non-IP cases reviewed and classified (criminal, immigration, contract disputes, etc.)
- ~30 Law360/commentary leads reviewed: attorney moves, opinion pieces, settlements, and ongoing litigation without new rulings
- ~20 GovInfo docket entries reviewed: new filings and complaints, not substantive opinions
Courts Searched
Federal Courts
| Court | Source | IP Opinions Found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Supreme Court | supremecourt.gov, SCOTUSblog | None (oral argument in Hikma v. Amarin only) |
| Federal Circuit | cafc.uscourts.gov, ingestion pipeline | 2 (Wildseed Mobile, Centripetal Networks) |
| PTAB | USPTO data portal | None today |
| ITC | usitc.gov | None today |
| 1st Circuit | ca1.uscourts.gov | None (Gordon-Darby, Fishermen’s — non-IP) |
| 2nd Circuit | ca2.uscourts.gov | None today |
| 3rd Circuit | ca3.uscourts.gov | None today |
| 4th Circuit | ca4.uscourts.gov | None (US v. Lodge — criminal) |
| 5th Circuit | ca5.uscourts.gov | None today |
| 6th Circuit | ca6.uscourts.gov | None today |
| 7th Circuit | ca7.uscourts.gov | 1 (Huajie v. Leyibei) |
| 8th Circuit | ca8.uscourts.gov | None today |
| 9th Circuit | ca9.uscourts.gov | None (non-IP cases only) |
| 10th Circuit | ca10.uscourts.gov | 1 (Whyte Monkee v. Netflix) |
| 11th Circuit | ca11.uscourts.gov | None today |
| D.C. Circuit | cadc.uscourts.gov | None today |
| District Courts (all) | GovInfo aggregator, CourtListener, news | 4 (Mosaic LLM, Brandy Melville, MSPP v. Deloitte, S&S v. Promo Hunt) |
State Courts
State courts searched today: California, New York, Texas, Delaware, Illinois, Florida — no IP/AI opinions identified. California Supreme Court issued In re Kowalczyk (bail reform) and People v. Lopez/Stayner (criminal); Delaware Supreme Court issued several corporate/contract rulings — all non-IP.
Foreign and International Courts
Foreign courts searched: UK (Patents Court/IPEC), Canada (Federal Court), Australia (Federal Court), EU (CJEU), Unified Patent Court, EPO Boards of Appeal, Germany (BGH/BPatG), France (Cour de cassation, Tribunal judiciaire de Paris), Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Poland, Japan (IP High Court/JPO), Korea (Supreme Court/Patent Court), China (SPC and specialized IP courts), India (Delhi/Bombay High Courts), New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Russia, Taiwan
IP opinions identified:
- Taiwan IP & Commercial Court: TSMC 2nm trade secret conviction (April 27, 2026) — published
No other foreign IP/AI opinions identified for April 28-30, 2026. Notable pending matters: UK Supreme Court heard Tesla v. InterDigital (FRAND) on April 27 — judgment awaited.
Commentary Sources Monitored
- IPWatchdog — no additional cases found beyond pipeline coverage
- Patently-O — no additional cases found
- Eric Goldman’s Technology & Marketing Law Blog — S&S v. Promo Hunt published
- Law360 IP — 30+ headlines triaged; case-specific leads processed
- SCOTUSblog — Hikma v. Amarin oral argument covered (no opinion yet)
- Bloomberg Law IP — used to verify case details