Prior Art Cases

Explore 13 court opinions on Prior Art. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.

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Recent Prior Art Opinions (13)

Definitive Holdings v. Powerteq

Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Obviousness Finding

cafc · 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...

Coda Development S.R.O. v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Federal Circuit Affirms No Patent Infringement by Goodyear

cafc · 2025-12-08 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100

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 ...

Seagen Inc. v. Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd.

CAFC Affirms PTAB Decision, Upholding Seagen's Cancer Drug Patent

cafc · 2025-12-02 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100

Seagen Inc. v. Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd., decided by Federal Circuit on December 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Daiichi Sankyo's patent for a can...

In Re MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.

Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Obviousness Finding for Motorola Patents

cafc · 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...

Focus Products Group International, LLC v. Kartri Sales Co., Inc.

CAFC Affirms Patent Invalidity for Obviousness, Remands Non-Infringement

cafc · 2025-09-30 · Mixed · Impact: 60/100

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...

Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance, Co. v. Ch Lighting Technology Co., Ltd.

Federal Circuit Affirms Patent Infringement Finding and Denies New Trial

cafc · 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...

Shockwave Medical, Inc. v. Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.

CAFC Affirms Denial of Preliminary Injunction in Patent Case

cafc · 2025-07-14 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100

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...

Vivos Therapeutics. v. Ortho-Tain

Patent invalid for obviousness, claims dismissed

ca10 · 2025-07-08 · Defendant Win · Impact: 20/100

Vivos Therapeutics. v. Ortho-Tain, decided by Tenth Circuit on July 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of Vivos Therapeutics' claim...

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation v. Unified Patents, LLC

Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB's Prior Art Accessibility Finding

cafc · 2025-06-05 · Defendant Win · Impact: 20/100

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation v. Unified Patents, LLC, decided by Federal Circuit on June 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Unified Patents'...

Sigray, Inc. v. Carl Zeiss X-Ray Microscopy, Inc.

Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement Finding in X-Ray Microscopy Patent Case

cafc · 2025-05-23 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100

Sigray, Inc. v. Carl Zeiss X-Ray Microscopy, Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on May 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns a patent dispute over a "method for inspecting a s...

Incyte Corporation v. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.

Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Finding of Obviousness for JAK Inhibitor Patents

cafc · 2025-05-07 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100

Incyte Corporation v. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on May 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Boar...

Republic Technologies

Patent Infringement Claim Fails on Claim Construction and Infringement Analysis

ca7 · 2025-04-28 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100

Republic Technologies, decided by Seventh Circuit on April 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, ...

Republic Technologies

7th Cir. Affirms Summary Judgment in Patent Infringement Case

ca7 · 2025-04-25 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100

Republic Technologies, decided by Seventh Circuit on April 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, ...

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