Month: August 2026
Woodard, Emhardt, Henry, Reeves & Wagner, LLP Partners Named The Best Lawyers in America© 2027
August 20, 2026
We are excited to announce that several partners from Woodard, Emhardt, Henry, Reeves & Wagner, LLP have been recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers® in America. A special congratulations is in order for Daniel J. Lueders, who has…
Read MoreWoodard, Emhardt, Henry, Reeves & Wagner, LLP Attorneys Selected for Inclusion inBest Lawyers: Ones to Watch® 2027
August 20, 2026
Woodard, Emhardt, Henry, Reeves & Wagner, LLP is proud to share that five of our outstanding attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the esteemed Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® 2027. This significant recognition spotlights emerging legal professionals who have…
Read MorePatent Marking Silence Sinks Infringement Suit and Triggers Six-Figure Fee Award
August 19, 2026
VDPP, LLC v. VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsy The Federal Circuit affirmed a Texas district court’s dismissal of a patent infringement complaint, an accompanying $207,543.60 attorney fee award, and dismissed the portion of the appeal…
Read MoreDown-Sampled Faces: Federal Circuit Affirms That a Facial Expression Study Was Analogous Art for an Audience Measurement Patent
August 14, 2026
NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC v. TVISION INSIGHTS, INC. Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky The Federal Circuit recently affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision finding claims of Nielsen’s U.S. Patent No. 11,470,243, directed to audience measurement using cameras, unpatentable…
Read MoreAdding Any Alumina to a Magnesia Carbon Brick Puts It Outside Duty Orders, Federal Circuit Reaffirms
August 11, 2026
FEDMET RESOURCES CORPORATION v. US Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowky The Federal Circuit has affirmed a decision from the U.S. Court of International Trade holding that the Department of Commerce cannot impose a five-percent alumina threshold to determine whether imported…
Read MoreChinese Wood Flooring Importers Lose Antidumping Appeal After Failing to Preserve Arguments Below
August 11, 2026
FUSONG JINLONG WOODEN GROUP CO., LTD. v. US Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky The Federal Circuit affirmed a Court of International Trade decision setting antidumping duties on multilayered wood flooring from China, holding that the appellants forfeited their arguments by…
Read MoreFederal Circuit Requires Written Description Support for Provisional Applications to Serve as Prior Art Under the AIA
August 10, 2026
DENTAL MONITORING SAS v. ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky The Federal Circuit has clarified an important question about when a patent can claim the benefit of its provisional application’s filing date for purposes of qualifying as prior…
Read MoreCommerce’s 15-Day Deadline for Sunset Review Participation Survives Court Challenge
August 7, 2026
ARCHROMA U.S., INC. v. DEPT. OF COMMERCE Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky The Federal Circuit reversed a Court of International Trade decision that had struck down a Department of Commerce regulation requiring domestic interested parties to file a notice of…
Read MoreCelebrating 50 Years of Excellence: Honoring Chuck Reeves’ Extraordinary Legacy in Intellectual Property Law
August 5, 2026
Today, we celebrate an extraordinary milestone, 50 years of dedicated service by Charles “Chuck” Reeves. Since joining the firm in 1976, Chuck has exemplified everything that defines a great intellectual property attorney: technical depth, legal excellence, unwavering client commitment, and…
Read MoreFederal Circuit Unplugs Preliminary Injunction Over Faulty Claim Constructions in Outlet Cover Dispute
August 4, 2026
SOCKET SOLUTIONS, LLC v. IMPORT GLOBAL, LLC Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky The Federal Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction that had barred Import Global from making or selling its Neat Socket product, finding that the district court misconstrued two key…
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