Browse 25 patent claim construction cases decided by Federal Circuit. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Patent Claim Construction Opinions from Federal Circuit (25)
Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Obviousness Finding
Federal Circuit · 2026-04-14 · Defendant Win · Impact: 20/100
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...
CAFC Affirms Zillow's Non-Infringement of IBM Patent
Federal Circuit · 2025-12-09 · Defendant Win · Impact: 20/100
IBM v. Zillow Group, Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on December 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Zillow, h...
CAFC Affirms PTAB's Non-Obviousness Finding for Adnexus Patent
Federal Circuit · 2025-12-05 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100
Adnexus Inc. v. Meta Platforms, Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on December 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB) decis...
Federal Circuit Invalidates Patent for Lack of Machine Specificity
Federal Circuit · 2025-11-25 · Defendant Win · Impact: 60/100
Akamai Technologies, Inc. v. Mediapointe, Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Mediapointe's patent for a me...
CAFC Affirms Non-Infringement Finding in Patent Dispute
Federal Circuit · 2025-11-12 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Canatex Completion Solutions, Inc. v. Wellmatics, LLC, decided by Federal Circuit on November 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns a patent infringement dispute where the p...
Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Obviousness Finding for Motorola Patents
Federal Circuit · 2025-11-06 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100
In Re MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., decided by Federal Circuit on November 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB) decision th...
CAFC Affirms PTAB's Rejection of ctDNA Patent Claims Under § 101
Federal Circuit · 2025-10-28 · Defendant Win · Impact: 65/100
Wright v. Collins, decided by Federal Circuit on October 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a method for detecting and quantifying circulating tumor ...
Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement of Aortic Valve Patent
Federal Circuit · 2025-10-27 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Aortic Innovations LLC v. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, decided by Federal Circuit on October 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Edwards Lifescienc...
Federal Circuit Affirms Patent Infringement Finding Against Palo Alto Networks
Federal Circuit · 2025-10-22 · Plaintiff Win · Impact: 65/100
Centripetal Networks, LLC v. Palo Alto Networks, Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on October 22, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved Centripetal Networks' patent infri...
CAFC Affirms ITC Decision on Brita Water Filter Patent Infringement
Federal Circuit · 2025-10-15 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100
Brita Lp v. Itc, decided by Federal Circuit on October 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the International Trade Commission (ITC) correctly determined that Brita...
Federal Circuit Affirms Patent Invalidity for Erectile Dysfunction Drug
Federal Circuit · 2025-09-23 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100
Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on September 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved the validity of a patent...
CAFC Affirms Correction of Patent Inventorship
Federal Circuit · 2025-08-13 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Qiagen Sciences, LLC, decided by Federal Circuit on August 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns a dispute over the inventorshi...
Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Obviousness Finding in Semiconductor Patent Case
Federal Circuit · 2025-08-12 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100
Fisher v. United States, decided by Federal Circuit on August 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) correctly applied the "o...
CAFC Affirms Non-Infringement of Display Device Patent
Federal Circuit · 2025-08-08 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Mondis Technology Ltd. v. Lg Electronics Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on August 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether LG Electronics infringed Mondis T...
Federal Circuit Affirms Patent Infringement Finding and Denies New Trial
Federal Circuit · 2025-07-28 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100
Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance, Co. v. Ch Lighting Technology Co., Ltd., decided by Federal Circuit on July 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the d...
Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB's Non-Obviousness Finding for IGT Patents
Federal Circuit · 2025-07-22 · Defendant Win · Impact: 20/100
Igt v. Zynga Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on July 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB) decision that claims of IGT...
Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement of Heart Valve Patent
Federal Circuit · 2025-07-18 · Defendant Win · Impact: 20/100
Colibri Heart Valve LLC v. Medtronic Corevalve, LLC, decided by Federal Circuit on July 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's finding of non-...
CAFC Affirms Obviousness Rejection of Semiconductor Manufacturing Patent
Federal Circuit · 2025-06-27 · Defendant Win · Impact: 20/100
Deal v. Collins, decided by Federal Circuit on June 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether a patent claim for a "method of manufacturing a semiconductor device" was p...
Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement of Digital Audio Broadcasting Patent
Federal Circuit · 2025-06-09 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft v. Sirius Xm Radio Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on June 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Fraunhofer's patent for a digital...
CAFC Affirms Biosimilar Infringement Finding for Ruxolitinib Patents
Federal Circuit · 2025-05-07 · Plaintiff Win · Impact: 65/100
Incyte Corporation v. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., decided by Federal Circuit on May 7, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Sun Pharma's proposed bi...
CAFC Affirms Non-Infringement of Point-of-Sale Terminal Patent
Federal Circuit · 2025-05-07 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100
Ingenico Inc. v. Ioengine, LLC, decided by Federal Circuit on May 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Ioengine's "smart card" technology infringed Ingeni...
Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Obviousness Finding for Sage Products Patent
Federal Circuit · 2025-04-15 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100
Sage Products, LLC v. Stewart, decided by Federal Circuit on April 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB) decision that ...
Lost profits for component parts recoverable if material and substantive
Federal Circuit · 2025-04-04 · Plaintiff Win · Impact: 65/100
Ams-Osram USA Inc. v. Renesas Electronics America, Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on April 4, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether a patent holder could re...
Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement of Medical Device Patent
Federal Circuit · 2025-03-21 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100
Maquet Cardiovascular LLC v. Abiomed Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on March 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's finding of non-infringem...
Federal Circuit Upholds Merck's Januvia Patent Against Obviousness Challenge
Federal Circuit · 2025-03-13 · Defendant Win · Impact: 75/100
Merck Sharp & Dohme B v. v. Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on March 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Merck's patent for its b...