24 court opinions authored by Judge Richard G Taranto. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
24 opinions analyzed.
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...
CAFC: Government's contract termination for default was improper
Syneren Technologies Corp. v. United States, decided by Federal Circuit on February 5, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The case concerns whether the government's termination of a contract with Syne...
Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement of Therapeutic Device Patent
Range of Motion Products, LLC v. Armaid Company Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on February 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Range of Motion Products...
Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement of Ethanol Sensor Patent
Ethanol Boosting Systems, LLC v. Ford Motor Company, decided by Federal Circuit on December 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Ford Motor Company infri...
Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement of Infant Car Seat Patent
Wonderland Switzerland Ag v. Evenflo Company, Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on December 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Evenflo's "Prodigy" infan...
Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement of NIL Rights Management Patent
Game Plan, Inc. v. Uninterrupted Ip, LLC, decided by Federal Circuit on December 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Game Plan, Inc. (Game Plan) infring...
CAFC Affirms Non-Infringement of Patent for Removable Memory Card
Escapex Ip, LLC v. Google LLC, decided by Federal Circuit on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Google's Pixel phones infringed upon Escapex's...
CAFC: Generic Drug Maker Did Not Induce Infringement of Method-of-Use Patent
Duke University v. Sandoz Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on November 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the validity of a patent for a drug used to treat rheumatoid art...
Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement of Aortic Valve Patent
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...
CAFC Affirms Patent Invalidity for Obviousness, Remands Non-Infringement
Focus Products Group International, LLC v. Kartri Sales Co., Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on September 30, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The case concerns a dispute over the validity and infr...
Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement of Wireless Patent
Finesse Wireless LLC v. At&t Mobility LLC, decided by Federal Circuit on September 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether At&t Mobility LLC (At&t) infringe...
CAFC: Wine not "spirituous liquor" under Tariff Act exception
V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump, decided by Federal Circuit on August 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) pro...
CAFC Affirms Tax Court Ruling on Royalty Payment Deductibility
Valeo North America, Inc. v. United States, decided by Federal Circuit on August 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the tax treatment of certain payments made by Valeo No...
Taxpayer's US activities not 'production' for FSC exclusion
Tau-Ken Temir LLP v. United States, decided by Federal Circuit on August 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the interpretation of the "domestic production activities" excl...
Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement of Discount Coupon Patent
Kroy Ip Holdings, LLC v. Groupon, Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on August 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Kroy IP Holdings' patent for a "method a...
CAFC Affirms Obviousness Finding, Invalidating MS Drug Patent
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. v. Alkermes Plc, decided by Federal Circuit on July 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment...
CAFC Affirms Denial of Preliminary Injunction in Patent Case
Shockwave Medical, Inc. v. Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on July 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a...
CAFC Affirms Non-Infringement of Ophthalmic Drug Patent
Eye Therapies, LLC v. Slayback Pharma LLC, decided by Federal Circuit on June 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Slayback Pharma LLC's proposed generic...
Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement of Digital Audio Broadcasting Patent
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...
CA3 Affirms Enbrel Patent Infringement, Reverses Willfulness Finding
Amgen Inc v. Celltrion USA Inc, decided by Third Circuit on June 5, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the District Court's finding of infringement of Amgen's patents for it...
Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement of Data Center Energy Management Patent
Ecofactor, Inc. v. Google LLC, decided by Federal Circuit on May 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Google's use of Ecofactor's patented technology for...
CAFC Affirms Non-Infringement of Point-of-Sale Terminal Patent
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...
Steel pipes not 'finished goods' for tariff purposes, court rules
Marmen Inc. v. United States, decided by Federal Circuit on April 22, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. Marmen Inc. challenged the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) classification of...
CAFC: VA's interpretation of 'service-connected disability' upheld
Military-Veterans Advocacy v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, decided by Federal Circuit on March 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the Department of Veterans Affa...