August 14, 2026
Following a sharply divided order where the full Federal Circuit declined to reconsider the standards for design patent infringement, attorneys tell Law360 they hope the deep disagreements among the judges spur the U.S. Supreme Court to clear up precedent one called a "total mess."
August 11, 2026
The full Federal Circuit on Tuesday refused to review the test for proving design patent infringement, rejecting a massage device maker's argument that the court has strayed from U.S. Supreme Court precedent but drawing a dissent arguing the court has "messed up" the law.
July 20, 2026
New limits on the ability to challenge patents tied to when they were issued, the invalidity standards for antibody patents and the test for design patent infringement are all at issue in cases patent attorneys will be monitoring for the rest of the year.
April 06, 2026
The full Federal Circuit needs to return design patent infringement to a similarities-focused test, rather than one looking at differences between designs, massage device-maker Range of Motion Products LLC said in a bid to revive its suit against Armaid Co.
February 11, 2026
Federal Circuit Judge Kimberly Moore's impassioned dissent to the court throwing out a design patent infringement suit captured how difficult it can be to frame comparisons, from a legal standard and based on differences in how people perceive the world, attorneys say.
February 02, 2026
A Maine federal judge properly found Armaid Co. Inc. didn't infringe Range of Motion Products LLC's design patent covering a personal massage device, a divided Federal Circuit held Monday.
July 17, 2025
The Federal Circuit is considering major questions about when delays in prosecuting patents become bad faith and whether the acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director is legally allowed to apply new rules retroactively. Here's what you need to know about these cases and others that attorneys are keeping an eye on for the rest of the year.