Daily Summary — May 16, 2026
Cases published today: 2
- D’Ambrosio v. Meta Platforms — Seventh Circuit holds social media ad revenue does not create ‘commercial purpose’ under Illinois Right of Publicity Act; first appellate construction of Illinois Doxing Act; sanctions ordered for AI-generated fictitious citations (May 15, 2026)
- Express Mobile v. GoDaddy — Delaware judge overturns jury’s willfulness finding in $170M web-design patent verdict, blocking treble damages (May 14, 2026)
Cases Already Covered (confirmed via dedup)
- mCom IP v. City National Bank of Florida — Federal Circuit precedential patent opinion (May 15) — already published as post #1364
- Columbia University v. Gen Digital — Federal Circuit rehearing denial (May 14) — linked to existing coverage
Federal Circuit Dispositions (Rule 36 / Nonprecedential)
- PerdiemCo LLC v. NextRAQ LLC (24-1621, 25-1215) — Rule 36 summary affirmances (May 15)
- Meta Platforms v. Eight KHz, LLC (25-1528) — Nonprecedential order; case previously settled
- mCom IP v. HSBC Bank USA (24-1828) — Nonprecedential companion to precedential City National Bank opinion
Courts Searched
| Court / Source | Method | IP Opinions Found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | Engine ingestion + CAFC website + CourtListener alerts | Yes (mCom IP precedential, PerdiemCo Rule 36, Meta/Eight KHz order) |
| U.S. Court of Appeals — 1st through 11th, D.C. Circuits | Engine ingestion (GovInfo aggregator) + CourtListener alerts | Yes (7th Cir. — D’Ambrosio v. Meta) |
| U.S. District Courts (all) | Engine ingestion (GovInfo) + commentary leads | Yes (D. Del. — Express Mobile v. GoDaddy) |
| PTAB | Engine ingestion + web search | 3 decisions designated informative (Ford Motor, Terumo, TikTok) |
| U.S. Supreme Court | Engine ingestion + web search | No new IP opinions |
| ITC | Engine ingestion + web search | No new IP opinions |
State Courts
State courts searched today: California, New York, Texas, Delaware, Illinois, Florida — no IP/AI opinions identified.
Foreign Courts
Foreign courts searched: UK (Patents Court, IPEC), Canada (Federal Court, FCA), EU (CJEU, UPC, EPO Boards of Appeal), Germany (BGH, BPatG), France (Cour de cassation, Tribunal judiciaire de Paris), Japan (IP High Court), Korea (Supreme Court, Patent Court), China (SPC, specialized IP courts), Australia, India, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Poland, Brazil, Mexico, Russia — no IP/AI opinions identified for today.
Canadian Docket Watcher (Macek)
4 pending cases checked — no decisions issued yet:
- Janssen Inc v. Attorney General of Canada (T-1728-26) — pharmaceutical patent PMNOC
- Canadian Linen v. Shah (T-3756-25) — trademark/passing off
- Pacific Smoke v. GCore Canada — industrial design infringement
- Gavora v. Naughty Ventures — trademark Registrar appeal
Sources and Methods
- Automated ingestion pipeline: 23 sources processed successfully
- Newsletter intake: 19 new emails processed, 334 URL discoveries, 112 case mentions triaged
- Commentary feeds: Eric Goldman blog, Law360 IP — 50 leads processed
- CourtListener date-bounded alerts: federal + state opinions containing patent/copyright/trademark/trade secret keywords
- Supplemental web searches: Federal Circuit, PTAB, patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, Section 101, Section 230, AI IP, ITC, right of publicity, state courts (CA, NY, TX, DE, IL, FL), foreign courts (30+ jurisdictions including non-English-language courts)
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