Summary
Daily run completed for May 20, 2026. 10 new case summaries published across U.S. federal courts, the ITC, and the CJEU.
| Metric | Count |
|---|---|
| New posts published | 10 |
| Cases reviewed (non-IP / procedural skips) | 58 |
| Ingestion sources processed | 23 |
| Commentary leads triaged | 50 |
| Newsletter email leads checked | 4 Tier-1 |
| Macek docket watchlist entries | 4 (all unresolved) |
| Total posts in sitemap | 763 |
Cases Published Today
- USAA v. PNC Bank — Supreme Court denies cert, killing $222M patent verdict (§ 101)
- Willis Electric v. Polygroup — Full Federal Circuit declines to disturb $71M Christmas tree patent verdict
- Surron v. Talaria — $12.97M judgment and permanent injunction in e-bike design patent case (W.D. Tex.)
- Infineon v. Innoscience — ITC orders import ban on GaN semiconductor devices (337-TA-1414)
- Wood v. Eiazuiks — Third Circuit revives mass copyright case, faults blanket jurisdictional dismissal
- adidas v. Hall of Fame Sports — Court rules trademark plaintiffs must identify specific registered marks (D. Or.)
- Heagney v. West NY Rest — Court denies trademark injunction, restaurant logo not famous enough (D.N.J.)
- DOJ/NIJ v. Iliev — $1M default judgment for counterfeiting NIJ certification mark on body armor (N.D. Ohio)
- Guardant Health v. Natera — Court imposes $3M sanctions on Quinn Emanuel in patent litigation (N.D. Cal.)
- Meta Platforms v. AGCOM — CJEU upholds press publishers’ right to platform compensation (C-797/23)
Courts Searched
| Court / Source | IP Opinions Found |
|---|---|
| U.S. Supreme Court | 1 (USAA cert denial) |
| Federal Circuit | 2 (ALM v. Zydex, ReCor v. Medtronic — previously published) |
| Federal Circuit (en banc) | 1 (Willis Electric en banc denial) |
| ITC | 1 (Infineon v. Innoscience) |
| PTAB | 0 substantive decisions identified today |
| Third Circuit | 1 (Wood v. Eiazuiks) |
| District Courts (N.D. Cal., D.N.J., N.D. Ohio, W.D. Tex., D. Or.) | 5 |
| CJEU | 1 (Meta v. AGCOM) |
| UK Patents Court | Previously published (Samsung v. ZTE, May 1) |
| UPC (Düsseldorf) | 1 procedural decision on confidentiality orders (May 14) |
State Courts Searched
California, New York, Texas, Delaware, Illinois, Florida — no IP/AI opinions identified.
Foreign Courts Searched
UK (Patents Court, IPEC), Canada (Federal Court), Australia (Federal Court), India (Delhi/Bombay High Courts), New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, EU/CJEU, UPC, 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), Brazil, Mexico, Russia — one CJEU opinion published (Meta v. AGCOM); one UPC procedural decision noted; no other foreign IP decisions from this period identified.
Macek Canadian IP Docket Watcher
4 dockets monitored (Janssen v. AG Canada, Canadian Linen v. Shah, Pacific Smoke v. GCore, Gavora v. Naughty Ventures) — no decisions issued yet.
Newsletter Intake
590 messages processed (0 new). 4 Tier-1 CAFC opinion PDFs identified in email leads — 3 already published, 1 (MCOM IP v. City National Bank, CAFC May 15) noted for review.
Pending Watch Items
- Jack Daniel’s v. VIP Products (Bad Spaniels) — 9th Circuit oral argument held; opinion pending. Landmark trademark dilution/parody case.
- MCOM IP v. City National Bank — CAFC 24-2089 (May 15, 2026): affirmed patent invalidity, reversed fee/sanction award. Noted for possible future publication.