Tag: infringement
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Range of Motion v. Armaid: Federal Circuit Declines to Rework Judge-Jury Roles in Design Patent Infringement
The Federal Circuit’s August 11, 2026 order denying panel rehearing and rehearing en banc in Range of Motion Products, LLC v. Armaid Company Inc., Case No. 23-2427 (Fed. Cir. August 11, 2026), leaves intact a precedential design patent decision that gives judges significant responsibility at two stages of infringement litigation. Courts may construe a design…
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VLSI v. Intel: Federal Circuit Enforces Litigation Stipulations and Narrows Prosecution Disclaimer
The Federal Circuit’s decision in VLSI Technology LLC v. Intel Corporation, Case No. 24-1772 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 14, 2026), is a significant reminder that procedural decisions made early in patent litigation can later become outcome determinative. In a partially precedential opinion authored by Chief Judge Moore, the court reversed multiple summary judgment rulings that had…
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Genuine Enabling Tech. v. Sony: Means-Plus-Function Claims Demand Full Structural Accounting
On February 19, 2026, the Federal Circuit issued a significant decision in Genuine Enabling Technology LLC v. Sony Group Corporation, No. 2024-1686, affirming summary judgment of noninfringement in favor of Sony. At first glance, the case involves familiar territory: PlayStation controllers, Bluetooth modules, and an aging patent directed to combining data streams. But the real…
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Range of Motion Prods v. Armaid: Narrow Design Patent Scope and the Growing Role of “Plainly Dissimilar”
On February 2, 2026, the Federal Circuit affirmed summary judgment of non-infringement in Range of Motion Products, LLC v. Armaid Company Inc., No. 23-2427, reinforcing two increasingly important themes in design patent litigation: (1) aggressive narrowing of design patent scope through functionality-based claim construction, and (2) the continued willingness of courts to resolve infringement at…
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Adnexus v. Meta: Federal Circuit Rejects Premature Claim Construction at Pleading Stage
On December 5, 2025, the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded the dismissal of Adnexus Inc.’s v. Meta Platforms, Inc., holding that the district court prematurely resolved a claim construction dispute under the guise of Rule 12(b)(6) plausibility. The decision is a pointed reminder that, while courts retain flexibility at the pleadings stage, they may not…
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Finesse Wireless LLC v. AT&T Mobility LLC: When Expert Testimony Cannot Carry the Infringement Verdict
On September 24, 2025, the Federal Circuit issued a sweeping reversal of a significant Eastern District of Texas jury verdict in Finesse Wireless LLC v. AT&T Mobility LLC, vacating a $166 million damages award and reversing the denial of judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) of noninfringement. The decision underscores a recurring theme in…
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Egenera, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc.: Federal Circuit Affirms Noninfringement Verdict on All Asserted Claims
In a resounding victory for Cisco Systems, the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s ruling that Cisco’s Unified Computing System (“UCS”) does not infringe U.S. Patent No. 7,231,430, held by Egenera, Inc. The decision, issued on July 7, 2025, capped nearly a decade of litigation over Egenera’s patented “virtual processing area network” technology. The ruling…
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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Moderna, Inc.: Express Definitions in Patent Specs Can Limit Claim Scope
In Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Moderna, Inc., No. 23-2357 (Fed. Cir. June 4, 2025), the Federal Circuit affirmed a claim construction that doomed Alnylam’s infringement case against Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. The decision reinforces the primacy of clear definitional language in a patent’s specification—even when it narrows claim scope beyond what a patentee may have intended.…
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Actavis v. United States: When Patent Litigation Meets Tax Law
In a significant March 2025 opinion, the Federal Circuit affirmed the Court of Federal Claims’ decision in Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc. v. United States, addressing a complex intersection of patent litigation, FDA regulatory processes, and the tax code. While the case originated in the context of Hatch-Waxman pharmaceutical litigation, its reasoning may offer guidance for…
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Federal Circuit Revives Patent Infringement Case Over Quick-Release Tactical Vest System
In a recent decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated a district court’s summary judgment ruling of noninfringement in IQRIS Technologies LLC v. Point Blank Enterprises, Inc., and National Molding, Inc. The ruling focuses on a dispute over the proper interpretation of the term “pull cord” in IQRIS Technologies’ patents…