Comprehensive guide to Patentable Subject Matter cases, courts, and legal analysis.
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 ...
Cash v. Collins, decided by Federal Circuit on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a method for detecting and quantifying nucleic acids using ...
DeAngelis v. Hasbro, Inc., decided by First Circuit on January 29, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that Hasbr...
Young v. Collins, decided by Federal Circuit on January 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a "method of treatment" claim for a medical device. The Fe...
Ablan v. United States, decided by Federal Circuit on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a "method for treating a disease by administering a...
Golden v. Collins, decided by Federal Circuit on December 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a diagnostic method for identifying a specific genetic m...
Coda Development S.R.O. v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, decided by Federal Circuit on December 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's grant ...
Colage v. Collins, decided by Federal Circuit on December 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the enforceability of a settlement agreement in a patent infringement dispute....
Causam Enterprises, Inc. v. Ecobee Technologies Ulc, decided by Federal Circuit on October 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board...
Powerblock Holdings, Inc. v. Ifit, Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on August 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether iFit's "SmartRow" product infringed up...
Wright v. Collins, decided by Federal Circuit on August 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a method for treating a patient's condition using a specifi...
Egenera, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on July 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Cisco's "Nexus" line of network switches inf...
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...
Lessors of Abchakan Village v. Defense, decided by Federal Circuit on May 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a "method of treatment" claim directed t...
Hatfield v. Collins, decided by Federal Circuit on May 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a method for detecting and quantifying nucleic acid sequence...
Steele v. Collins, decided by Federal Circuit on May 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a method for treating a disease using a drug that has already ...
Boyd v. United States, decided by Federal Circuit on April 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a method for detecting and quantifying nucleic acid seq...
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