Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement of Smart Lighting Patent
cafc · 2025-11-13 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Smartrend Manufacturing Group (Smg), Inc. v. Opti-Luxx Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on November 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Opti-Luxx's "sma...
Fifth Circuit Affirms Obviousness Finding, Invalidating Patent
ca5 · 2025-09-16 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100
AbbVie v. Fitch, decided by Fifth Circuit on September 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Fitch, holding that A...
CAFC Affirms Non-Infringement Finding in MS Drug Patent Case
cafc · 2025-07-25 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100
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...
Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB's Non-Obviousness Finding for IGT Patents
cafc · 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...
CAFC Affirms Obviousness Rejection of Semiconductor Manufacturing Patent
cafc · 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 PTAB's Non-Obviousness Finding for Xencor Patent
cafc · 2025-03-13 · Defendant Win · Impact: 20/100
In Re XENCOR, INC., decided by Federal Circuit on March 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB) decision that claims of X...