Daily Summary — May 7, 2026
Cases published today: 3
- NST Global v. Sig Sauer — D.N.H., patent infringement, summary judgment denied in firearm stabilizing brace dispute
- Malone v. United States Patent and Trademark Office — 4th Cir., PTAB draft opinion circulation upheld under FOIA Exemption 5
- Google v. Point Financial — 9th Cir., IP licensing injunction affirmed in chip manufacturing dispute
Rule 36 / Procedural dispositions added to monthly Federal Circuit dispositions page: Slingshot Printing LLC v. Canon U.S.A., Inc. (No. 24-2132, Rule 36 summary affirmance of IPR2022-01416)
Courts Searched
| Court / Source | Result |
|---|---|
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | 5 opinions/orders issued. 1 IP (Slingshot v. Canon, Rule 36 — added to dispositions page). 4 non-IP (MSPB/CAVC appeals). |
| U.S. Court of Appeals — 1st through 11th, D.C. Circuits | Ingestion pipeline checked all circuits. Malone v. USPTO (4th Cir., May 5) and Google v. Point Financial (9th Cir., May 5) published. |
| U.S. District Courts (via GovInfo aggregator) | 30+ new docket entries reviewed. NST Global v. Sig Sauer (D.N.H., May 7) published. Remaining entries were procedural filings or unconfirmed as substantive opinions. |
| PTAB | No new substantive PTAB decisions identified today. |
| U.S. Supreme Court | No IP opinions issued. |
| ITC | No new opinions identified. |
| U.S. Court of International Trade | Major Section 122 tariff ruling issued (2-1); not IP — no post created. |
State Courts Searched
California, New York, Texas, Delaware, Illinois, Florida — no IP/AI opinions identified.
Foreign Courts Searched
| Jurisdiction | Result |
|---|---|
| UK (IPEC, Patents Court) | No new IP decisions found. |
| Canada (Federal Court, FCA) | No new decisions. Macek docket watchlist checked: 4 entries, all unresolved. |
| Australia (Federal Court) | No new IP decisions found. |
| India (Delhi HC, Bombay HC) | No new IP decisions found. |
| New Zealand (High Court) | No new IP decisions found. |
| Singapore (SICC, IPOS) | No new IP decisions found. |
| South Africa (SCA) | No new IP decisions found. |
| EU / CJEU | No new IP decisions. Recent notable: Pelham II (pastiche, Apr. 14). |
| Unified Patent Court (UPC) | 12+ decisions from May 2026 reviewed. Dyson v. Dreame (Hamburg, PI granted); Canon v. Katun (Düsseldorf, infringement); Nokia v. Geely (Mannheim, anti-interim licence, €50M — already published). Multiple procedural orders on security for costs, confidentiality, and public access. |
| EPO Boards of Appeal | No new decisions found today. |
| Germany (BGH, BPatG) | BGH hearing today on color orange trademark (Case I ZB 58/25) — no decision yet. |
| France (Cour de cassation, TJ Paris) | No new IP decisions found. |
| Italy (Corte di Cassazione) | No new IP decisions found. |
| Spain (Tribunal Supremo) | No new IP decisions found. |
| Netherlands (Hoge Raad) | No new IP decisions found. |
| Switzerland (Bundesgericht) | No new IP decisions found. |
| Sweden (Patent- och marknadsöverdomstolen) | No new IP decisions found. |
| Poland (Sąd Najwyższy) | No new IP decisions found. |
| Russia (IP Court) | No new IP decisions found. |
| Japan (IP High Court, JPO) | No new IP decisions found. |
| Korea (Supreme Court, Patent Court) | No new IP decisions found. |
| China (SPC, specialized IP courts) | No new IP decisions found. New SPC punitive damages interpretation effective May 1, 2026. |
| Brazil (STJ) | No new IP decisions found. |
| Mexico (Suprema Corte) | No new IP decisions found. |
Sources Ingested
23 automated sources successfully ingested (including ca_scc, us_cafc, us_ca1-ca11, us_cadc, us_scotus, us_govinfo_uscourts, us_courts_news, us_state_ca, us_state_ca_appellate, us_state_de, us_state_il, us_state_tx, commentary_eric_goldman, commentary_law360_ip). Newsletter intake: 12 new messages processed, 0 new URL discoveries, 2 new case mentions. CourtListener alerts: 6 Federal Circuit opinions, 143 Tier 2 URLs reviewed.
Commentary Leads Processed
50 Law360 IP headlines reviewed. 2 Eric Goldman blog posts reviewed. Most were lawsuit filings, settlements, oral argument coverage, or industry news — not publishable court opinions. Google v. Point Financial identified via Law360 lead and published.
Pipeline Statistics
- Non-IP cases reviewed (Step 2.4): 9 — all confirmed non-IP
- IP cases reviewed (Step 2.5): 45 cases in queue — 3 published, 9 demoted to non-IP, 19 marked as procedural/unconfirmed, 1 already on dispositions page
- Commentary leads processed (Step 2.6): 50 — 1 led to publication
- Newsletter intake (Step 2.7): 188 URL discoveries + 103 case mentions reviewed (24h window). 1 led to publication (Malone v. USPTO via CourtListener alert).
- Macek docket watcher (Step 2.8): 4 entries, all unresolved — no Canadian Federal Court IP decisions found.
- Sitemap total: 695 posts