Browse recent court opinions from the Federal Circuit. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis of 30 cases. Federal Appellate Court.
CAFC Affirms Patent Ineligibility of Medical Device Claims
International Medical Devices, Inc. v. Cornell, decided by Federal Circuit on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a medical device. The Federal ...
CAFC Affirms Patent Validity for Eli Lilly's Antidepressant
Teva Pharmaceuticals International Gmbh v. Eli Lilly and Company, decided by Federal Circuit on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the validity of a patent for Eli ...
Diagnostic kits not eligible for duty-free import, court rules
Life Science Logistics, LLC v. United States, decided by Federal Circuit on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the classification of certain imported goods for cust...
Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Obviousness Finding
Definitive Holdings v. Powerteq, decided by Federal Circuit on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB) decision tha...
Federal Circuit Affirms Patent Infringement, Reverses Damages Award
Vlsi Technology LLC v. Intel Corporation, decided by Federal Circuit on April 14, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. VLSI Technology LLC sued Intel Corporation for patent infringement, alleging that I...
Federal Circuit Affirms No Patent Infringement Under Doctrine of Equivalents
This case involves a dispute over a patent for a "method and apparatus for detecting and measuring the concentration of analytes in a fluid sample." The inventor, Dr. Kendall, sued Collins, alleging t...
Federal Circuit Finds No Patent Infringement Under Doctrine of Equivalents
This case involves a dispute over a patent for a "method and apparatus for detecting and characterizing subsurface anomalies." The inventor, Mr. MacKey, sued Collins, alleging that Collins infringed o...
Appeals Court Affirms Non-Infringement Ruling in Patent Dispute Over Dwarfism Drug
This case involves a patent dispute between Ascendis Pharma A/S and Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. regarding a drug used to treat achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism. Ascendis sued Biomarin, alleging tha...
Federal Circuit Hears Contract Dispute Between Nvslp and United States
This case, Nvslp v. United States, was heard by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC). The core issue revolved around a contract dispute where Nvslp, a contractor, alleged that the Unite...
CAFC Affirms in Part, Reverses in Part ITC Ruling Against Apple in Patent Infringement Case, Remands for Further Proceedings
This case involved Apple Inc. appealing a decision by the International Trade Commission (ITC) regarding certain patents. The ITC had previously found that Apple infringed on some patents related to e...
Federal Circuit Affirms Deere & Company Not Obligated to Commercialize Inventor's Patent Without Explicit Contractual Duty
This case involved a dispute between Dr. Gramm and Deere & Company regarding a patent for a combine harvester. Dr. Gramm, the inventor, had assigned his patent rights to Deere. The core of the dispute...
Federal Circuit Reverses Patent Ineligibility Ruling, Revives Columbia University's Malware Detection Patent Lawsuit Against Gen Digital
This case involves a patent dispute between the Trustees of Columbia University and Gen Digital Inc. (formerly Symantec Corporation). Columbia University sued Gen Digital for infringing its U.S. Paten...
Appeals Court Reverses Patent Infringement Ruling, Finding Gen Digital Did Not Infringe Columbia University's Patents
This case involved a dispute between the Trustees of Columbia University and Gen Digital Inc. (formerly Symantec Corporation) regarding patent infringement. Columbia University sued Gen Digital, alleg...
Appeals Court Vacates Patent Infringement Ruling Against Sonos, Citing Incorrect Patent Term Interpretation
This case involves a patent dispute between Implicit, LLC and Sonos, Inc. Implicit sued Sonos for infringing two of its patents related to audio technology. The district court initially ruled in favor...
Federal Circuit Affirms Microsoft's Non-Infringement of Exafer's Patents in Xbox Case
This case involved Exafer Ltd. suing Microsoft Corporation for patent infringement related to technology used in Microsoft's Xbox gaming consoles. Exafer alleged that Microsoft infringed on its patent...
Appeals Court Affirms Non-Infringement but Reverses Obviousness Ruling for Blood Diversion Patent
This case involves a patent dispute between Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc. (Magnolia) and Kurin, Inc. (Kurin) concerning devices designed to divert initial blood flow during venipuncture to preve...
Wyoming Trust Co. Loses Appeal for Estate Tax Refund, Court Affirms Government's Asset Valuation
This case involves the Wyoming Trust Co. (WTC) and its dispute with the United States government over a tax refund. WTC, acting as a trustee for a trust, sought a refund for federal estate taxes paid ...
Court Affirms Co-Inventorship of Firearm Patent, Denying Sole Inventorship Claim
This case, Janich v. Collins, involved a dispute over the ownership of a patent for a 'Quick-Change' barrel assembly for firearms. The plaintiff, Janich, claimed that he was the sole inventor and that...
Federal Circuit Upholds DVA's Removal of Employee for Unacceptable Performance, Finding No Disability Accommodation Violation
This case involves Mr. Neal, a former employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), who appealed the Merit Systems Protection Board's (Board) decision to uphold his removal from federal servic...
Appeals Court Affirms Non-Infringement but Reverses Patent Invalidity Finding in Tubing Dispute
This case involves a patent dispute between Global Tubing LLC and Tenaris Coiled Tubes LLC concerning technology used in coiled tubing, specifically related to methods for manufacturing and inspecting...
Federal Circuit Upholds Customs Classification of Chemical Products, Denying Lower Tariff Rate
Performance Additives, LLC (Performance) challenged a decision by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regarding the classification of certain chemical products. CBP classified these products as "...
Federal Circuit Affirms No Patent Infringement in Gene Therapy Dispute
This case involves a dispute between two biotechnology companies, Regenxbio Inc. and Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc., over patent rights related to gene therapy. Regenxbio sued Sarepta, alleging that Sarep...
Federal Circuit Affirms No Patent Infringement by Sony PlayStation 3's 'OtherOS' Feature
Genuine Enabling Technology LLC (GET) sued Sony Group Corporation for patent infringement. GET alleged that Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) video game console infringed on its patent for a "media-based dat...
Court Rules Government Did Not Breach Contract for Sale of Surplus Property
Magnum Magnetics Corporation sued the United States, claiming that the government had breached a contract. The contract involved the sale of surplus property. Magnum argued that the government failed ...
CAFC Affirms Finding of Non-Infringement in Electrical Connector Patent Case
This case involves a dispute over a patent for an electrical connector. Willis Electric Co. (Willis) sued Polygroup Ltd. (Polygroup) for infringing on their patent. The lower court found that Polygrou...