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England’s Court of Appeal Endorses Nokia’s ‘Adjustable Licence Offers’ in RAND Dispute with Acer and ASUS – June Trial Halted

The Court of Appeal of England and Wales issued a landmark ruling on 12 May 2026 in Acer Incorporated & Anor v Nokia Tec...
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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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Circuit Split Deepens Over DTSA Unjust Enrichment: Tata-CSC Petition Asks Supreme Court to Resolve Damages Standard

A deepening circuit split over the requirements for unjust enrichment damages under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ...
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IPG Photonics and TRUMPF Reach Global Patent Settlement Following Back-to-Back UPC Infringement Rulings

IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IPGP), the world's leading manufacturer of fiber lasers, announced on May 5, 2026 tha...
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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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Q1 2026 Patent Dispute Report: PTAB Filings Plunge 64% as ITC Section 337 Complaints Surge 70%

Patent dispute statistics for the first quarter of 2026 reveal a dramatic structural shift in U.S. patent enforcement ve...
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Federal Circuit Affirms § 101 Dismissal in Distracted Driving Patent Suit: TJTM Technologies v. Google

On May 5, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed the dismissal of a patent infringement...
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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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Google Petitions U.S. Supreme Court Over USPTO’s ‘Settled Expectations’ IPR Denials

Google filed a petition for a writ of certiorari at the U.S. Supreme Court on April 27, 2026, challenging the U.S. Paten...
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UK High Court Sets $392 Million FRAND Lump Sum in Samsung v. ZTE Global SEP Dispute

Mr Justice Meade of the UK High Court (Patents Court) handed down judgment on 1 May 2026 in Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd ...