Welcome to WilmerHale’s bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items. We’ve affectionately nicknamed it “Readily Ascertainable” because, unlike a trade secret, it should be easy to figure out. ...more
1/2/2026
/ Appellate Courts ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Dismissals ,
Employment Contract ,
Inventions ,
IP Litigation ,
Misappropriation ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Trade Secrets
WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG v. EVENFLO COMPANY, INC. [OPINION] (2023-2043, 2023-2233, 2023-2326, 12/17/2025) (Moore, Prost, Reyna) -
Moore, J. The Court reversed the district court’s judgment of infringement of the asserted...more
12/22/2025
/ CAFC ,
Claim Construction ,
Doctrine of Equivalents ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Trade Secrets ,
Willful Infringement ,
Writ of Mandamus ,
Written Descriptions
DUKE UNIVERSITY, ALLERGAN SALES, LLC v. SANDOZ INC. [OPINION] (2024-2078, 11/18/2025) (Dyk, Stoll, Stark) -
Stark, J. The Federal Circuit found a patent claim invalid because the patent lacked written description support...more
12/5/2025
/ §315(e) ,
Allergan v Sandoz ,
Appeals ,
Estoppel ,
Ex Parte ,
Ex Partes Reexamination ,
Google ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Written Descriptions
Welcome to WilmerHale’s bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items.
This month, we cover decisions affirming a large verdict for trade secret misappropriation, upholding a ruling that passwords are...more
In Re MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. [ORDER] (2025-134, 11/06/2025) (Dyk, Linn, Cunningham)
Linn, J. The Court denied Motorola Solutions, Inc.’s petition for a writ of mandamus challenging the Acting Director’s decision to...more
11/21/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Doctrine of Equivalents ,
Due Process ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Mandamus Petitions ,
Motorola ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Writ of Mandamus
Welcome to WilmerHale’s bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items. We’ve affectionately nicknamed it “Readily Ascertainable” because, unlike a trade secret, it should be easy to figure out....more
Welcome to WilmerHale’s bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items. We’ve affectionately nicknamed it “Readily Ascertainable” because, unlike a trade secret, it should be easy to figure out....more
9/15/2025
/ Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Discovery ,
Misappropriation ,
Passwords ,
Royalties ,
Takings Clause ,
Trade Secrets ,
Uniform Trade Secrets Acts ,
Unjust Enrichment
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS v. QIAGEN SCIENCES, LLC [OPINION] (2023-2350, 08/13/2025) (Lourie, Dyk, Cunningham) -
Lourie, J. The Court reversed the...more
Welcome to WilmerHale’s bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items. We’ve affectionately nicknamed it “Readily Ascertainable” because, unlike a trade secret, it should be easy to figure out....more
8/19/2025
/ Appellate Courts ,
Confidential Information ,
Contract Terms ,
Damages ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Discovery ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Misappropriation ,
Trade Secrets ,
Twombly/Iqbal Pleading Standard ,
Uniform Trade Secrets Acts ,
Writ of Mandamus
Welcome to WilmerHale’s bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items. We’ve affectionately nicknamed it “Readily Ascertainable” because, unlike a trade secret, it should be easy to figure out....more
7/21/2025
/ Application Programming Interface (APIs) ,
Compensatory Damages ,
Copyright ,
Damages ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
IBM ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Legal Ethics ,
Legal Technology ,
Misappropriation ,
Software ,
Summary Judgment ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Secrets
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. v. MODERNA, INC. [OPINION] (2023-2357, 06/04/2025) (Taranto, Chen, Hughes) -
Taranto, J. The Court affirmed the district court’s claim...more
6/17/2025
/ CAFC ,
Claim Construction ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Moderna Inc. ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prior Art
Welcome to WilmerHale’s bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items.
This month’s cases address when a prevailing party on a trade secret misappropriation claim can receive attorney’s fees, the...more
6/16/2025
/ Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Business Litigation ,
Damages ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Former Employee ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Membership Interest ,
Misappropriation ,
Operating Agreements ,
Trade Secrets
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
ECOFACTOR, INC. v. GOOGLE LLC [OPINION] (2023-1101, 5/21/2025) (Lourie, Dyk, Prost, Reyna, Taranto, Chen, Hughes, Stoll, Stark) -
Moore, C.J. The en banc Court reversed...more
Stark, J. Sage Products, LLC (“Sage”) challenged a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) decision finding two of Sage’s patents unpatentable. After the original appellee, Becton, Dickinson and Co., withdrew, the Director of...more
5/14/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Alice/Mayo ,
Appeals ,
Director of the USPTO ,
Machine Learning ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Section 101 ,
USPTO
Welcome to WilmerHale’s bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items. We’ve affectionately nicknamed it “Readily Ascertainable” because, unlike a trade secret, it should be easy to figure out....more
5/13/2025
/ Breach of Contract ,
Cal Code of Civil Procedure ,
Confidential Information ,
Damages ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Injunctions ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Misappropriation ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Summary Judgment ,
Trade Secrets
On April 18, 2025, the Federal Circuit published an opinion in Recentive Analytics, Inc. v. Fox Corp. holding that patents claiming the application of existing machine learning models “to new data environments, without...more
Welcome to WilmerHale’s bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items. We’ve affectionately nicknamed it “Readily Ascertainable” because, unlike a trade secret, it should be easy to figure out....more
Welcome to WilmerHale’s bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items. We’ve affectionately nicknamed it “Readily Ascertainable” because, unlike a trade secret, it should be easy to figure out. ...more
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
HD SILICON SOLUTIONS LLC v. MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC. [OPINION] (2023-1397, 2/6/2025) (Lourie, Stoll, Cunningham) -
Lourie, J. The Board affirmed the Final Written...more
2/21/2025
/ Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Collateral Estoppel ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Precedential Opinion
This month’s cases involve a cert petition to the U.S. Supreme Court on the extraterritorial application of the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act, a matter of first impression before the Court of Federal Claims, and a reminder...more
2/11/2025
/ Appeals ,
Court of Federal Claims ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Discovery ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Jurisdiction ,
Misappropriation ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Summary Judgment ,
Takings Clause ,
Trade Secrets
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
STEUBEN FOODS, INC. v. SHIBUYA HOPPMANN CORPORATION [OPINION] (2023-1790, 1/24/2025) (Moore, Hughes, Cunningham) -
Moore, Chief J. The Court reversed the district...more
2/5/2025
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Appeals ,
Apple ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Noninfringement ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Precedential Opinion
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
TEVA BRANDED PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS R&D, INC. v. AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS OF NEW YORK, LLC [OPINION] (2024-1936, 12/20/2024) (Prost, Taranto, Hughes) -
Prost, J. The...more
1/27/2025
/ Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Novartis ,
Orange Book ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Samsung ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Welcome to WilmerHale’s bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items. We’ve affectionately nicknamed it “Readily Ascertainable” because, unlike a trade secret, it should be easy to figure out....more
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
1. CYTIVA BIOPROCESS R&D AB v. JSR CORP. [OPINION] (2023-2074, 12/4/2024) (Prost, Taranto, Hughes) -
Prost, J. The Court affirmed the PTAB’s IPR determination that...more
12/23/2024
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Claim Construction ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Noninfringement ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Sanctions
Welcome to WilmerHale’s bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items. We’ve affectionately nicknamed it “Readily Ascertainable” because, unlike a trade secret, it should be easy to figure out....more
12/19/2024
/ Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Counterclaims ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
eBay Test ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Preemption ,
Proprietary Information ,
Remedies ,
Standing ,
Statute of Limitations ,
TikTok ,
Trade Secrets ,
Uniform Trade Secrets Acts