Courts Searched — May 13, 2026

Daily Summary — May 13, 2026

4 new case summaries published today. 2 Rule 36 judgments added to the May 2026 Federal Circuit Dispositions page.

Cases Published Today

Case Court Topic
Actelion Pharmaceuticals v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Federal Circuit (Precedential) Patent — Claim Construction / pH Measurement
Seoul Semiconductor v. Finelite (Samsung Indemnification) Federal Circuit Patent — Supplier Indemnification
Universal Electronics v. Roku Federal Circuit Patent — IPR Obviousness
Artist Revenue Advocates v. Ye (Donda/Hurricane) C.D. California Copyright — Music Sampling Jury Verdict

Rule 36 / Procedural Dispositions (added to monthly page)

Case Court Disposition
Flypsi, Inc. v. Google LLC (25-1010) Federal Circuit Rule 36 summary affirmance (mooted $12M verdict)
Nike, Inc. v. Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc. (24-2074) Federal Circuit Rule 36 summary affirmance

Courts Searched

Court / Source Method IP Opinions Found
U.S. Supreme Court Engine + web search None today
Federal Circuit Engine (CAFC RSS) + CourtListener alerts 3 opinions + 2 Rule 36
PTAB Engine + web search None today
U.S. Circuit Courts (1st-11th, D.C.) Engine + web search None today
U.S. District Courts GovInfo aggregator + web search 1 jury verdict (C.D. Cal.)
ITC Web search None new (Infineon v. Innoscience already covered)
State Courts: CA, NY, TX, DE, IL, FL Engine + web search None today
UK Courts (Patents Court, IPEC) Web search None today
Federal Court of Canada Web search + Macek docket watcher None today (4 pending cases monitored)
Federal Court of Australia Web search None today
EU Courts (CJEU) Web search None new (Meta v. AGCOM already covered)
UPC Web search None today
EPO Boards of Appeal Web search None today
Germany (BGH, BPatG) Web search None today
France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands Web search None today
Japan (IP High Court, JPO) Web search None today
Korea, China, India Web search None today
Other International Web search None today

Additional Sources Checked

  • Newsletter intake: 45 new emails processed; 183 URL discoveries, 100 case mentions triaged. All high-priority leads matched already-published cases.
  • Commentary feeds: Law360 IP (46 leads reviewed), Eric Goldman blog (no new leads today).
  • CourtListener alerts: Federal Circuit and state court alerts — all matched existing coverage.
  • Macek docket watcher: 4 Canadian Federal Court IP cases monitored — no decisions yet.

Non-IP Cases Reviewed and Excluded

16 cases from today’s ingest classified as non-IP after manual review, including Federal Circuit veterans/employment cases, Ninth Circuit environmental cases, and Delaware corporate disputes.

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