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Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Defendant in Patent Infringement Case
Crafted Audio, LLC v. Clair Global Integration, LLC, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether Crafted Audio...
Sixth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Patent Case Over "Substantially Flat" Surface
Eaton Corp. v. Angstrom Auto. Group, LLC, decided by Sixth Circuit on February 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment ...
Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement of Catalyst Patent
Ingevity Corporation v. Basf Corporation, decided by Federal Circuit on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether BASF's patent for a catalyst used i...
Fifth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Patent Infringement Case
Pharm Research and Mfr v. Murrill, decided by Fifth Circuit on February 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the d...
Ninth Circuit: Patent Infringement Claims Must Occur Within U.S. Borders
Seagate Technology LLC v. Nhk Spring Co., Ltd., decided by Ninth Circuit on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgm...
CAFC Affirms Zillow's Non-Infringement of IBM Patent
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...
Federal Circuit Affirms No Patent Infringement by Goodyear
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 ...
Court Rules Apple Did Not Infringe on iPhone Patent
Apple-Chamberlain v. Apple, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Apple-Chamberlain, sued Apple Inc. for alleged patent infringement...
CAFC Affirms Non-Infringement Finding in Patent Dispute
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 Non-Infringement of MS Drug Patent
Merck Serono S.A. v. Hopewell Pharma Ventures, Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on October 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Merck Serono's patent for...
Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement of Lens Manufacturing Patent
Inland Diamond Products Co. v. Cherry Optical Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on October 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether a patent for a "method of manufacturi...
Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB's Finding of Non-Patent-Eligible Claims
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...
Federal Circuit Affirms Obviousness Finding, Invalidating Patent
Causam Enterprises, Inc. v. Itc, decided by Federal Circuit on October 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. Causam Enterprises sued ITC for patent infringement, alleging that ITC's products ...
CAFC Affirms Non-Infringement of Fueling System Patent
Magema Technology LLC v. Phillips 66, decided by Federal Circuit on September 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. Magema Technology LLC sued Phillips 66 for patent infringement, alleging tha...
Sixth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Patent Infringement Case
C-Ville Fabricating, Inc. v. Joshua Tarter, decided by Sixth Circuit on August 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment ...
Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement of Taction's Patent Claims
Taction Technology, Inc. v. Apple Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on August 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment ...
CAFC Affirms Non-Infringement of Display Device Patent
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 Non-Infringement of Patent for Drug Formulation Treatment
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...
Sixth Circuit: Polymer Chain Linearity Key to Patent Non-Infringement
Avient Corp. v. Westlake Vinyls, Inc., decided by Sixth Circuit on July 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to West...
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...
Fourth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Patent Infringement Case
Sysco Machinery Corporation v. DCS USA Corporation, decided by Fourth Circuit on July 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary ju...
Patent invalid for obviousness, claims dismissed
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...
CA2 Affirms Summary Judgment in Patent Infringement Case
Molecular Dynamics, Ltd. v. Spectrum Dynamics Med. Ltd., decided by Second Circuit on July 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summa...
Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement Finding in X-Ray Microscopy Patent Case
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...
Patent Infringement Claim Fails on Claim Construction and Infringement Analysis
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, ...