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In a precedential March 6, 2026 decision, the Federal Circuit affirmed judgment as a matter of law, or JMOL, of no infringement in favor of Kurin on Magnolia’s asserted blood collection device claims. JMOL is a post-trial ruling that sets aside a j… Read More

In a precedential decision issued on February 19, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed summary judgment of noninfringement for Sony in a patent case involving PlayStation controllers and consoles. The decision highlights a… Read More

The Federal Circuit’s February 26, 2026 decision in Global Tubing LLC v. Tenaris Coiled Tubes LLC is an important reminder that patent inequitable conduct claims are difficult to win on summary judgment. The case involved alleged failures to disclo… Read More

In BlueRadios, Inc. v. Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit revived a patent malpractice claim and clarified when an attorney-client relationship may arise in joint patent prosecution. The decis… Read More

In a decision with practical significance for government contractors, subcontractors, and patent owners, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed summary judgment for AeroVironment in a patent case involving NASA’s Ingenuity Mars… Read More

On January 29, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed summary judgment of noninfringement in favor of Hulu in a dispute involving streaming-media technology. In practical terms, the court concluded that no trial was needed b… Read More

The Federal Circuit has upheld a ruling by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB, or the Board) that certain claims of Viasat Inc.’s data error-correction patent are unpatentable as obvious. Viasat owns U.S. Patent No. 8,966,347 (the “’347 pa… Read More

The Federal Circuit has affirmed a ruling by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) correctly found claims in an Estech Systems IP LLC patent covering quality improvements to voice over inter… Read More