Category: United States Patent & Trademark Office
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Canadian Solar, Maxeon settle U.S. patent dispute
The Eastern District of Texas has dismissed Maxeonâs suit against Canadian Solar with prejudice, while the Federal Circuit has vacated the relevant portion of a PTAB decision relating to Maxeon’s remaining claim, resolving the case in Canadian Solarâs favor.
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Federal Circuit affirms invalidation of Nielsenâs audience-measurement patent, backs PTABâs âreasonably pertinentâ prior art finding
The Federal Circuit affirmed a PTAB ruling invalidating Nielsenâs audience-measurement patent, holding that a facial-expression research paper qualified as âreasonably pertinentâ prior art despite coming from a different research field.
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Dental AI patent still has teeth after Federal Circuit vacates decision that saw PTAB side with Invisalign maker
The appeals court found that the PTAB erred in recognizing as prior art an application claiming a priority date from a provisional filing.
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U.S. district court patent infringement cases peaked in 2025: 10-year high followed by pullback in 2026, LexisNexis report reveals
The report, published yesterday, also confirmed that accused infringers are switching from inter partes review petitions (which fell 8%) to post-grant review petitions (which increased to 88%, their highest level since 2021) to challenge patent validity.
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Federal Circuit affirms PTAB invalidation of G+ Communications 5G patent, leaving Samsungâs damages cut intact
The Federal Circuit has affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruling invalidating one of two 5G patents G+ Communications asserted against Samsung, closing off G+âs last chance to revive that patent.
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Tesla joins list of U.S. Supreme Court petitioners questioning scope of judicial review amid USPTO’s curtailment of IPRs
The Trump II USPTO’s discretionary decisions program is now the subject of no fewer than four petitions for writ of certiorari before SCOTUS.
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U.S. Supreme Court again called upon to examine “settled expectations” basis for USPTO discretionary denials
Kahoot has filed a petition for writ of certiorari asking SCOTUS to review settled expectations denials, following a similar petition filed by Google earlier this year.
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âThe future of medicine and diagnosticsâ: behind the patent enforcement strategy of biotech tools company SeerÂ
Seerâs VP of Legal, George Fox, discusses the challenges that its patent portfolio has recently overcome, and the enforcement campaign it has launched in the U.S.Â
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Deputy Director Coke Morgan Stewart announces departure from USPTO
In a social media post, Ms. Stewart said she will leave the agency later this week and return to private practice.
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USPTO Director Squires to deliver keynote speech at Via Licensing Alliance’s marquee Bridge Summit this October
The Via Bridge Summit is taking place in San Francisco, October 6-9, 2026.