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Federal Circuit Reinstates Medtronic Ireland’s Counterclaims in Recor Medical Renal-Denervation Dispute, Applies A.L.M. Standing Framework

On May 19, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in Recor Medical, Inc. v. Medtronic Ireland Man...
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Federal Circuit Holds Sublicensing Veto, Royalty, and Right to Sue Together Satisfy Article III Standing in A.L.M. Holding v. Zydex

On May 19, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion in A.L.M. Holding Compa...
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Federal Circuit Affirms ‘pH 13 or Higher’ Means ‘pH 12.98 or Higher’ in Actelion v. Mylan: Generic Epoprostenol Cleared of Infringement

The Federal Circuit on May 13, 2026 affirmed Mylan's generic epoprostenol does not infringe Actelion's Veletri patents, holding 'pH of 13 or higher' means 'pH 12.98 or higher' and foreclosing the doctrine of equivalents under both prosecution history estoppel and the disclosure-dedication rule.
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Federal Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Nesarikar v. USPTO Pro Se Suit Over Micro-Entity Denial and Article III Standing

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed on May 12, 2026 the dismissal of a pro se lawsuit brou...
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Federal Circuit Rules Section 285 Fee Awards Do Not Reach Parallel IPR Proceedings in Extremity Medical v. Nextremity

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruled on May 12, 2026 in Extremity Medical, LLC v. Nextremity S...
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Federal Circuit Holds ‘About’ Indefinite in pH Range Claim — Enviro Tech v. Safe Foods Precedential Opinion

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on 4 May 2026 issued a precedential decision in Enviro Tech Che...
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Federal Circuit Affirms ITC Finding That Tineco’s Redesigned Wet-Dry Vacuums Do Not Infringe Bissell Patents

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision on May 11, 2026 in Bissell, Inc. v. Int...
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Federal Circuit Holds ‘About’ Indefinite Where Specification Is Internally Contradictory — Enviro Tech v. Safe Foods

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion on May 4, 2026, affirming that the claim...
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Kove IO v. Amazon Web Services: $673 Million Cloud Storage Patent Judgment Heads to Federal Circuit Oral Argument in May 2026

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has scheduled oral argument in May 2026 in the appeal of a cloud data ...
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USPTO’s Internal Large Patent Family Review Program Faces Judicial Scrutiny Over Governance and Transparency

The transparency of internal USPTO patent examination programs is once again facing judicial scrutiny. As reported by IP...