VDPP v. Volkswagen — Federal Circuit upheld dismissal and attorney fees, but dismissed counsel’s sanctions appeal
Case VDPP, LLC v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judge Moore;
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Nielsen v. TVision — Federal Circuit affirms PTAB ruling that Nielsen’s audience-measurement claims are obvious
Case The Nielsen Company (US), LLC v. TVision Insights, Inc. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judge
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Fedmet Resources Corp. — Federal Circuit ruled that any added alumina takes magnesia carbon bricks outside duty orders
Case Fedmet Resources Corporation v. Magnesia Carbon Bricks Fair Trade Committee, United States Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the
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Fusong Jinlong Wooden Group Co. v. United States — Federal Circuit affirms antidumping rate because importers forfeited their challenge
Case Fusong Jinlong Wooden Group Co., Ltd. v. United States Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judge
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Range of Motion Products — Federal Circuit denied rehearing over design-patent noninfringement ruling
Case Range of Motion Products, LLC v. Armaid Company Inc. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judge
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Chitlik v. HHS — Federal Circuit reversed the diligence ruling and remanded the vaccine claim for further equitable-tolling analysis
Case Laurence Chitlik v. Secretary of Health and Human Services Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judge
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Hernandez v. Collins — Federal Circuit upheld denial of service connection based on medical-record credibility findings
Case Christopher Michael Hernandez v. Douglas A. Collins, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal
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Archroma U.S. — Federal Circuit upheld Commerce’s 15-day deadline for joining antidumping sunset reviews
Case Archroma U.S., Inc. v. Department of Commerce, Teh Fong Min (TFM) International Co., Ltd. Court U.S. Court of Appeals
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Ley v. Collins — Federal Circuit upheld the denial of an earlier effective date for leukemia benefits
Case Richard J. Ley v. Douglas A. Collins, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal
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Johnson v. United States — affirmed dismissal of an untimely military-disability benefits claim
Case Christopher Johnson v. United States Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judge STARK (Joseph R. Biden,
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Socket Solutions — Federal Circuit vacated preliminary injunction based on erroneous patent claim constructions
Case Socket Solutions, LLC v. Import Global, LLC Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judge Judge Moore
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Hepler — Federal Circuit revived direct-service hypertension claim despite PACT Act benefits
Case Hepler v. Collins Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judge Judge Dyk (Bill Clinton, 2000) Date
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Ildico Inc. v. United States — Federal Circuit affirms higher tariff classification for gold watches with sapphire backs
Case Ildico Inc. v. United States Court United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judge Judge Bryson (Bill
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Qoye — Vacated ruling that denied veteran disability retirement and remanded for proper review
Case Yishai Qoye v. United States Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judge Judge Reyna (Barack Obama,
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Amsted Rail v. Squires — Railcar Monitoring Patent Claims Remain Obvious
The Federal Circuit upheld the PTAB’s obviousness ruling and denial of substitute claims for a railcar anomaly-monitoring patent.
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Hafeman v. Google LLC — Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Ruling That “Find My Device” Patents Are Unpatentable
The Federal Circuit affirmed PTAB decisions finding all challenged claims of three patents related to lost-computer recovery screens unpatentable as obvious, rejecting challenges to IPR institution and claim construction.
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Melinta Therapeutics v. Nexus Pharmaceuticals — Federal Circuit Affirms Patent Infringement in Generic Antibiotic Case
The Federal Circuit affirmed that Nexus Pharmaceuticals’ generic minocycline product infringes Melinta’s patent covering a magnesium-containing antibiotic formulation that reduces injection-site hemolysis.
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Ollnova Technologies v. Ecobee — Federal Circuit Vacates $11.5M Smart-Thermostat Patent Verdict Over Flawed Jury Instructions
The Federal Circuit vacated an $11.5 million patent infringement verdict against ecobee, holding that a single-question verdict form covering four patents was improper and that the jury was not properly instructed on the abstract idea under Alice step two.
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Life Spine v. Globus Medical — Federal Circuit Reverses PTAB, Invalidates Spinal Implant Patent on Claim Construction
The Federal Circuit reversed a PTAB decision that had upheld claims of a spinal implant patent, finding the Board misconstrued the term ‘complementary with one another’ and that the claims are obvious under the correct construction.
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Arendi S.A.R.L. v. Oath Holdings & Google — Federal Circuit Affirms All Four Arendi Patents Are Ineligible Under Section 101
The Federal Circuit affirmed that all four Arendi patents directed to identifying information in a document and searching external databases are patent-ineligible under Section 101, ending a decade-long litigation against Google and Oath (Yahoo).
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AGI SureTrack v. Farmers Edge — Federal Circuit Affirms Farming Data Patents Are Ineligible Under §101 but Reopens Attorney’s Fees Question
The Federal Circuit affirmed that patents claiming automated farming data collection using generic computer components are directed to patent-ineligible abstract ideas under Alice, but vacated the district court’s unexplained denial of attorney’s fees and remanded for further proceedings
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Insulet Corp. v. EOFlow — Federal Circuit Reverses $452M Trade Secret Verdict as Time-Barred Under DTSA
The Federal Circuit reversed a $452 million jury verdict, holding that Insulet’s trade secret misappropriation claim under the Defend Trade Secrets Act was time-barred because Insulet knew or should have known of the alleged misappropriation more than three years before filing suit.
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Go1 Pty, Ltd. v. OpenSesame — Federal Circuit Vacates PTAB Decision, Finds Board Wrongly Dismissed Obviousness Expert Testimony
The Federal Circuit vacated the PTAB’s decision upholding an e-learning patent, finding the Board improperly dismissed expert testimony on obviousness as ‘conclusory’ when it addressed a simple design choice of reordering two steps.
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ClearPlay, Inc. v. DISH Network — Federal Circuit Affirms AutoHop Does Not Infringe Content Filtering Patents
The Federal Circuit affirmed judgment as a matter of law that DISH Network’s AutoHop commercial-skipping feature does not infringe ClearPlay’s content-filtering patents, finding that AutoHop uses categorical on/off settings rather than directly disabling individual navigation objects.