A Sealed Black Tube Is Not a Public Disclosure: Oilfield Patent Verdict Wiped Out
September 14, 2026
NCS MULTISTAGE INC. v. NINE ENERGY SERVICE, INC. Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky A jury win for NCS Multistage against Nine Energy Service has been vacated, with the Federal Circuit rejecting two of the district court’s claim constructions and holding…
Read MoreTurning to Litigation Isn’t the Same as Going Out of Business, Federal Circuit Tells District Court
September 14, 2026
TEXASLDPC INC. v. BROADCOM INC. Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky A university spinoff that ran out of customers and pivoted to enforcing its patents can keep its lawsuit alive and pursue it without dragging the university into court. In a…
Read MoreOne Word in a Claim Preamble Sank a Spinal Implant Patent Owner’s Infringement Case
September 11, 2026
MOSKOWITZ FAMILY LLC v. GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky The Federal Circuit has affirmed a complete defense win for Globus Medical in a long-running patent dispute over spinal fusion implants and the surgical tools used to place…
Read MoreA Software Licensor’s $82 Million Verdict Is Back, and Trade Secret Owners Get a Second Damages Option
September 10, 2026
VERSATA SOFTWARE, LLC v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky Ford Motor Company hired Versata (formerly Trilogy) to build software that would help it configure vehicles more efficiently. Versata delivered two programs: the Automotive Configuration Manager, or ACM,…
Read MoreAlternative Findings Rescue a Board Ruling That Wiped Out Memory Module Patent Claims
September 2, 2026
NETLIST, INC. v. MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky The Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision holding every challenged claim of Netlist’s U.S. Patent No. 10,949,339 unpatentable as obvious. The patent covers computer memory…
Read MoreSlovak Republic’s National Constitution Day Celebrated with Flag-Raising Ceremony at Indiana Statehouse
September 1, 2026
A flag-raising ceremony commemorating the National Constitution Day of the Slovak Republic was held on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at noon in the North Atrium of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. Hosted by the Office of Protocol at The International…
Read MoreClaiming an Optimized Result Sinks Half of a TV Broadcast Patent Portfolio
August 31, 2026
CONSTELLATION DESIGNS, LLC v. LG ELECTRONICS, INC. Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky A recent Federal Circuit decision drew a sharp line between claims that recite an optimized outcome and claims that recite the specific thing the inventors actually built. The…
Read MoreChemical Name Plus “Crystalline” Was Enough: Federal Circuit Upholds Broad Polymorph Claims for Cancer Drug
August 31, 2026
EXELIXIS, INC. v. MSN LABORATORIES PRIVATE LTD. Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky The Federal Circuit has affirmed that a patent specification describing a salt’s chemical name, formula, and crystalline nature adequately supports claims covering all crystalline forms of that salt,…
Read MoreWrong Venue and a Dead Patent: Federal Circuit Says a District Court Can Deliver Both Blows at Once
August 28, 2026
AML IP, LLC v. BATH & BODY WORKS DIRECT, INC. Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky A patent owner that lost a case on two independent grounds recently asked the Federal Circuit to erase one of them. AML IP, LLC sued…
Read MoreOne Word in a Settlement Agreement Sends a Patent Dispute to the Fifth Circuit
August 28, 2026
T-MOBILE US, INC. v. KAIFI LLC Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky A dispute over what it means for a patent claim to “survive” a reexamination turned out not to be a patent case at all, at least not for jurisdictional…
Read MoreInventor Groups Lack Standing to Challenge “Right to Exclude” Language on Patent Covers
August 21, 2026
US INVENTOR, INC. v. SQUIRES Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky Every U.S. patent issued by the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) bears cover language stating that the patent grants the owner “the right to exclude others from making, using, offering…
Read MoreWoodard, 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…
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