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Federal Circuit Affirms $1 Nominal Damages Where Failure to Apportion Renders Damages Expert’s Testimony Unreliable 

Rex Medical, L.P. v. Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Case No. 24-1072 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 2, 2025) - The Federal Circuit’s opinion in Rex Medical, L.P. v. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. underscores the judiciary’s strict insistence on...more

2025 Mid-Year Report - Top Ten Intellectual Property Cases Of 2025 (So Far)

We have passed the midpoint of 2025, and the landscape of intellectual property law continues to evolve at a rapid pace, shaped by emerging technologies, and shifting judicial interpretations. From pivotal Supreme Court...more

Fed. Cir. Ends Approach Employed To Make Challenging Patents As Abstract Ideas More Difficult 

Optis Cellular Tech., LLC v. Apple Inc., No. 22-1925 (Fed. Cir. June 16, 2025) - Over a decade ago, the U.S. Supreme Court arguably made it easier to invalidate a patent for claiming nonpatentable abstract ideas when it...more

No Rhythm, No Review: USPTO Director Skips a Beat on IPRs. 

iRhythm Technologies, Inc., v. Welch Allyn, Inc., IPR2025-00363, IPR2025-00374, IPR2025-00376, IPR2025-00377, IPR2025-00378 (P.T.A.B. June 6, 2025) - On June 6, 2025, United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”)...more

Cut! GoPro Can’t Keep Cameras Rolling After IPR Estoppel.

Contour IP Holdings, LLC, v. GoPro, Inc., Case No. 17-cv-04738-WHO (N.D. Cal. March 24, 2025) - The estoppel provision of the American Invents Act (AIA) (35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(2)) prevents a petitioner in an inter parties...more

Server Test in the Spotlight: What You See or How You See It?

Elliot McGucken v. Valnet, Inc., No. 24-1040 (U.S. filed Mar. 28, 2025) - Introduction - In the Magician’s Nephew, C.S. Lewis wrote that “[w]hat you see… depends a good deal on where you are standing….,” but is the...more

Time To “Dew” It Again. 

Dewberry Group, Inc., FKA Dewberry Capital Corp v. Dewberry Engineers Inc., No. 23-900, 604 U.S. (2025) - On February 26, 2025, the United States Supreme Court unanimously overturned a $43 million damages award arising out...more

Maybe The Third Time Is The Charm After All.

Nokia of America Corp. v. Alexander Soto and Walter Soto, IPR2023-00680, IPR2023-00681, IPR2023-00682 (P.T.A.B. Dec. 3, 2024) - On December 3, 2024, USPTO Director Kathi Vidal, for a second time, granted Director Review...more

Paws vs. Jaws: Dawgs Take on Crocs in The Federal Circuit

Crocs, Inc. v. Effervescent, Inc., No. 1:06-cv-00605 (Fed. Cir. October 3, 2024) - On October 3, 2024, the Federal Circuit held that a party may be liable for false advertising violations under Section 43(a)(1)(B) of the...more

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