Analysis of patent litigation, PTAB practice, prosecution and pharma IP, written on the data behind LexDana.
Written by : Daniel Mittelstein Key Takeaway : Due to the lower barrier to entry to space, companies that file patents in this developing field now will not only protect their investments but secure an early, defensible foothold in the next great…
The latest ITC Section 337 Investigation Intelligence 2026 report is set to be released tomorrow, providing a comprehensive look at the trends and dynamics of U.S. International Trade Commission investigations. Drawing on data from ITC filings, EDIS…
Written by : Brian C. Barnes and Bailey R. Arenberg GOTV STREAMING, LLC V. NETFLIX, INC. Before Prost, Clevenger, and Taranto . Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Summary: A winning claim construction…
CASE OF THE WEEK Willis Electric Co., Ltd. v. Polygroup Ltd. , Appeal No. 2024-2118 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 17, 2026) In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit reviewed expert damages testimony en route to affirming a $42.5 million reasonable royalty award on…
Written by : Daniel Kiang and Brandon Cormier US PATENT NO. 7,679,637 LLC v GOOGLE LLC Before Moore , Hughes, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Summary: Result-oriented claims were found…
Written by : Ari Feinstein and Eric R. Blosser NETFLIX, INC. V. DIVX, LLC Before Moore, Dyk, and Taranto . Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Common principles of English grammar may be used to identify the presumptively correct…
Written by : Jacob S. Etling Key Takeaway : The funding is the latest example of growing space tech innovation, with implications for regulatory and standards development, as well as for IP issues in protecting off-Earth technologies. In a seed funding…
APPLE INC. v. SQUIRES Before Lourie, Taranto , and Chen. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Summary : Challenged instructions that the PTO’s Director gave to the PTAB regarding discretionary denial…
CASE OF THE WEEK Ingevity Corporation v. BASF Corporation , Appeal No. 2024-1577 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 11, 2026) In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit affirmed a $85 million antitrust verdict from the District of Delaware, based on Ingevity’s…
Written by : Jonathan Menkes and Eric R. Blosser Tucked away in the text of the law that ended the 2025 federal shutdown is a provision amending a handful of paragraphs from the 2018 farm bill. Although seemingly minor, this amendment may threaten the…
Written by : Jonathan Hyman and Nickolas Taylor Today, Aaron Judge (“Judge”) is a household name for sports fans across the United States. However, in 2017, Judge was just entering the Major League Baseball scene and carving out a name for…
Written by : Jonathan Hyman and Nickolas Taylor Bayou Grande Coffee Roasting Company (“Bayou Grande”), a coffee company based out of St. Petersburg, Florida, faced a long and winding road to register its mark KAHWA in connection with…
