Daily Summary — June 5, 2026
Cases published today: 2
- Hafeman v. Google LLC — Federal Circuit affirms PTAB ruling that “Find My Device” patents are unpatentable (IPR, obviousness, claim construction, § 314(d))
- Melinta Therapeutics v. Nexus Pharmaceuticals — Federal Circuit affirms patent infringement in generic antibiotic case (Hatch-Waxman, claim construction, written description)
Cases confirmed already published: Hikma v. Amarin (SCOTUS, post 1571), Arendi v. Oath/Google (CAFC, post 1578), Ollnova v. ecobee (CAFC, post 1576), Life Spine v. Globus Medical (CAFC, post 1577), Scotts v. P&G (6th Cir., post 1579), Insulet v. EOFlow (CAFC, post 1513), Richardson v. Townsquare Media (2nd Cir., post 997).
Courts Searched
| Court / Source | Method | IP Opinions Found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Supreme Court | Pipeline + newsletter (CourtListener, SCOTUSBlog) | 0 new today (FCC v. AT&T and Sripetch v. SEC are non-IP) |
| Federal Circuit | Pipeline (CAFC RSS) + CourtListener alerts | 2 patent opinions published; 3 non-IP dismissed (MSPB, international trade, veterans) |
| PTAB | Pipeline ingestion | 0 new decisions today |
| Circuit Courts (1st–11th, D.C.) | Pipeline + GovInfo + web search | 0 new IP opinions today |
| District Courts | GovInfo aggregator + CourtListener | 0 substantive new IP opinions (multiple procedural entries reviewed and skipped) |
| ITC | Web search | 0 new decisions (JOOLA/pickleball Inv. 337-TA-3898 opened but no decision yet) |
| State Courts — California | Pipeline + web search | 0 IP opinions |
| State Courts — New York | Web search | 0 IP opinions |
| State Courts — Texas | Pipeline + web search | 0 IP opinions |
| State Courts — Delaware | Pipeline + web search | 0 IP opinions |
| State Courts — Illinois | Pipeline + web search | 0 IP opinions |
| State Courts — Florida | Web search | 0 IP opinions |
| UK Patents Court / IPEC | Web search | 0 IP opinions |
| Federal Court of Canada | Web search + Macek docket watcher | 0 IP opinions (4 watched dockets still pending) |
| Federal Court of Australia | Web search | 0 IP opinions |
| EU Courts (CJEU) | Web search | 0 IP opinions |
| Unified Patent Court (UPC) | Web search | 0 IP opinions |
| EPO Boards of Appeal | Web search | 0 IP opinions |
| Germany (BGH / BPatG) | Web search (German-language) | 0 IP opinions |
| France (Cour de cassation / TJ Paris) | Web search (French-language) | 0 IP opinions |
| Japan (IP High Court / JPO) | Web search (Japanese-language) | 0 IP opinions |
| Korea (Supreme Court / Patent Court) | Web search (Korean-language) | 0 IP opinions |
| India (Delhi HC / Bombay HC) | Web search | 0 IP opinions |
| Other International | Web search (Singapore, NZ, South Africa, China, Brazil, Mexico, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Poland, Russia) | 0 IP opinions |
Additional Sources Checked
- Commentary feeds: Eric Goldman’s Technology & Marketing Law Blog, Law360 IP — 30+ leads triaged; case-specific leads linked to existing posts or marked for future processing
- Newsletter intake: CourtListener Federal Circuit/PTAB alerts, Patently-O, SCOTUSBlog, Justia daily digests, IPPractice.ca — 2,574 URL discoveries and 197 case mentions processed; all IP cases already covered
- Macek docket watcher: 4 Canadian Federal Court cases monitored — all still pending (Janssen v. AG Canada, Canadian Linen v. Shah, Pacific Smoke v. GCore, Gavora v. Naughty Ventures)
- Web searches: IPWatchdog, Patently-O, Bloomberg Law IP — no uncovered IP opinions found
State courts searched today: California, New York, Texas, Delaware, Illinois, Florida — no IP/AI opinions identified. Foreign courts searched: UK, Canada, Australia, India, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, EU/CJEU, UPC, EPO, 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 — no IP/AI opinions identified.