Earlier this week in Bissell, Inc. v. International Trade Commission, the Federal Circuit affirmed the ITC’s determination that Tineco’s original wet/dry surface cleaning devices infringed Bissell’s patents and were properly subject to a limited exclusion order. But Tineco managed to stay one step ahead of the ban by redesigning its products after the investigation
In a significant decision for telecommunications patent law, a panel of the Federal Circuit issued a mixed ruling in Constellation Designs, LLC v. LG Electronics Inc, vacating a summary judgment of patent eligibility for certain claims while affirming eligibility for others, and affirming the jury’s findings of infringement and damages. The April 28, 2026
A pending Federal Circuit decision may force licensing counsel to rethink one of the most routine provisions in patent settlement agreements — the licensee’s denial of infringement.
Patent settlement agreements usually contain a denial of liability by the defendant/licensee, e.g., “[l]icensee denies any infringement of the asserted patents.” For decades, this language has largely been
If you’ve spent time in the trenches of a tech deal (as a buyer, a seller, or an advisor), you know that intellectual property (IP) representations and warranties can be a minefield. They look simple on the surface: The seller represents that they own the IP, have the right to use it, and that no
The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Canatex Completion Solutions, Inc. v. Wellmatics, LLC is a good example of the courts’ ability to correct obvious errors in patent claims through claim construction. Indeed, the panel’s reversal of the lower court’s ruling demonstrates that judicial correction of evident errors in patent claims — even when the error
The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Future Link Systems, LLC v. Realtek Semiconductor Corporation offers important guidance on what it means to be a “prevailing party” and the standards for awarding attorney fees, costs, and sanctions in patent litigation. This ruling, which vacated in part, affirmed in part, and remanded the district court’s decisions, is
The Federal Circuit recently issued a significant decision in the ongoing patent litigation between Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (Labcorp) and Qiagen Sciences, LLC, reversing a Delaware district court’s judgment that had found Qiagen liable for infringement of Labcorp’s patents-at-issue. In doing so, it vacated the $4.7 million damages award against Qiagen and ordered the
In a significant blow to Apple, the Federal Circuit recently vacated a summary judgment of noninfringement in the case of Taction Technology, Inc. v. Apple Inc. The dispute centers on Taction’s U.S. Patent Nos. 10,659,885 and 10,820,117, which Taction alleged that the Taptic Engine in Apple’s iPhone and Apple Watch products infringed the
In a significant decision for patent law and the fitness equipment industry, a panel of the Federal Circuit reversed a partial dismissal of PowerBlock Holdings, Inc.’s patent infringement claims brought against iFit, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. The infringement allegations against iFit were based on PowerBlock’s U.S. Patent No.
In Realtek Semiconductor Corporation v. ITC (23-1187), the Federal Circuit concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to decide whether the International Trade Commission (ITC) correctly denied Realtek’s motion for sanctions against Future Link Systems, LLC because the ITC decision did not involve a final determination affecting the entry of articles. As a result, the panel
Last week, the Federal Circuit vacated both the infringement and damages judgments against Apple in a patent case that involves standard-essential patents (SEPs) related to Long-Term Evolution (LTE) technology brought in the Eastern District of Texas by Optis Cellular Technology, LLC. In Optis Cellular Technology, LLC v. Apple Inc. (22-1925), a panel for the