Summary
Date: June 4, 2026
Cases published today: 5 (plus 1 already published earlier today)
Cases reviewed and skipped: 60+
Sources ingested: 23 automated sources + email newsletter intake (72 new messages, 2127 URL discoveries, 124 case mentions)
Cases Published Today
| Case | Court | Topic | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals v. Amarin Pharma | U.S. Supreme Court | Utility Patent (Induced Infringement / Skinny Labels) | Read |
| Ollnova Technologies v. Ecobee | Federal Circuit (Precedential) | Utility Patent (Verdict Form, Alice § 101) | Read |
| Arendi S.A.R.L. v. Oath Holdings & Google | Federal Circuit | Patent § 101 Eligibility | Read |
| Life Spine v. Globus Medical | Federal Circuit | Utility Patent (Claim Construction / IPR) | Read |
| Scotts Company v. Procter & Gamble | Sixth Circuit | Trademark (Trade Dress) | Read |
| Fujifilm v. Kodak | UPC Court of Appeal | Utility Patent (Long-Arm Jurisdiction) | Read |
Federal Courts Searched
| Court | Method | IP Opinions Found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Supreme Court | Automated + web search | 1 (Hikma v. Amarin) |
| Federal Circuit | Automated (cafc.uscourts.gov) | 3 opinions (Ollnova, Life Spine, Arendi) + 2 non-IP (Chandan Steel, Shandler) |
| PTAB | Web search | None with standalone publishable opinion |
| ITC | Web search | None |
| First Circuit | Automated | None |
| Second Circuit | Automated | None (prior embedded-video ruling from April reviewed) |
| Third Circuit | Automated | None |
| Fourth Circuit | Automated | 1 opinion reviewed (Shaw v. Foreman — prisoner rights, non-IP) |
| Fifth Circuit | Automated + web search | None (server test oral argument pending) |
| Sixth Circuit | Web search (Law360, Bloomberg) | 1 (Scotts v. P&G — trade dress) |
| Seventh–Eleventh Circuits, D.C. Circuit | Automated | None |
| District Courts (all) | GovInfo aggregator | 25 docket entries reviewed; none with new substantive IP opinion |
State Courts Searched
California (Supreme Court + Courts of Appeal), New York, Texas, Delaware, Illinois, Florida — no IP/AI opinions identified for June 4, 2026. California and Delaware automated sources also ingested.
Foreign and International Courts Searched
| Jurisdiction | Result |
|---|---|
| Unified Patent Court (UPC) | 1 landmark decision: Fujifilm v. Kodak (long-arm jurisdiction) — published |
| UK (IPEC / Patents Court) | No IP opinions found for June 4 |
| Canada (Federal Court) | Macek docket watcher: 4 pending cases checked, none decided yet |
| Australia (Federal Court) | No IP opinions found for June 4 |
| EU (CJEU) | No IP decisions found for June 4 |
| EPO Boards of Appeal | No decisions found for June 4 |
| Germany (BGH / BPatG) | No IP opinions found for June 4 |
| France (Cour de cassation / TJ Paris) | No IP opinions found for June 4 |
| Japan (IP High Court / JPO) | No IP opinions found for June 4 |
| Korea (Supreme Court / Patent Court) | No IP opinions found for June 4 |
| China (SPC / specialized IP courts) | No IP opinions found for June 4 |
| India, Singapore, New Zealand, South Africa | No IP opinions found for June 4 |
| Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Poland, Brazil, Mexico, Russia | No IP opinions found for June 4 |
Ingestion Pipeline
23 sources ingested successfully. Email newsletter intake processed 72 new messages across subscriptions to LACBA, Patently-O, IPWatchdog, JD Supra, Law360, JURIST, Reuters Legal, IPPractice.ca, LexBlog, Justia, and CourtListener alerts. No high-priority leads beyond cases already identified.
Non-IP Cases Reviewed
9 cases from the automated ingestion pipeline were classified as non_ip and marked as reviewed after manual triage (including 2 Federal Circuit non-IP cases: Chandan Steel v. US [trade/customs] and Shandler v. OPM [government employment]). 8 district court cases misclassified as ip_general were corrected to non_ip. 30+ Law360 commentary leads were triaged; most were new complaint filings, commentary articles, or regulatory news without a court opinion to summarize.