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Robin Evans Named Acting Commissioner for Patents at USPTO as Leadership Transitions

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) appointed Robin Evans as Acting Commissioner for Patents on May 1,...
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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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IPR Filings Hit Historic Low as Ex Parte Reexamination Eclipses Inter Partes Review for First Time Since AIA

Inter partes review (IPR) petitions filed at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office have fallen to a level not seen since ...
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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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Federal Circuit Reinstates $177 Million Verdict in Teva v. Lilly CGRP Antibody Patent Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reinstated a $177 million jury verdict in Teva Pharmaceuticals Interna...
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SCOTUS Denies Cert in EscapeX v. Google: $254,827 in Frivolous Patent Sanctions Stand

The U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari on April 27, 2026 in EscapeX IP, LLC v. Google LLC, letting stand a Federal Cir...
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CAFC Reverses Noninfringement Ruling in VLSI v. Intel $3 Billion Patent Dispute

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential opinion on April 14, 2026, reversing a di...
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USPTO Overhauls AI Patent Eligibility Guidance, Formalizes SMED Framework

USPTO Director John A. Squires, the 60th director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (sworn in on Septembe...
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Google Patents AI System That Automatically Replaces Underperforming Landing Pages

A Google patent granted on January 27, 2026, has drawn significant attention from the SEO and digital marketing communit...