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Federal Circuit Reverses Noninfringement Rulings Against VLSI in Precedential Intel Decision

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion on April 14, 2026, partially reversing s...
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Federal Circuit Dismisses Patent Eligibility Appeal as Moot in In re Hybir, Applying “Side Bet” Doctrine to $100 Settlement Option

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a decision on April 22, 2026, in In re Hybir, Inc., dism...
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Federal Circuit Partly Reverses PTAB in Centripetal Networks v. Keysight, Finding All IPR Claims Obvious

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on April 23, 2026 issued a nonprecedential opinion in Centripet...
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Federal Circuit Finds $100 Option Clause in Settlement a “Side Bet,” Dismisses Hybir Section 101 Appeal as Moot

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed a patent eligibility appeal on April 21, 2026, holding that ...
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Federal Circuit Reverses Teva Headache Patent Invalidity, Distinguishing Amgen on §112 Written Description and Enablement

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion on April 16, 2026, reversing a judgment ...
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CAFC Reverses Noninfringement Ruling Against Intel in Precedential VLSI Decision

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision on April 14, 2026, in VLSI Techn...
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Federal Circuit Affirms Apple Watch Import Ban: The Full Story of Apple vs. Masimo

Federal Circuit Affirms ITC's Import Ban: What the March 2026 Decision MeansOn March 19, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals...