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Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit Invalidates In-Store Product Locator Patents As Abstract Under § 101
02/18/2026
On February 6, 2026, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision by the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, finding six patents owned by plaintiff invalid for claiming ineligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Innovaport LLC v. Target Corp., No. 2024-1545 (C.A.F.C. Feb. 6, 2026).
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Federal Circuit Grapples With Standard For Judicial Correction Of Patent Claim Language
11/18/2025
On November 12, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) reversed and remanded the claim construction decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas that invalidated for indefiniteness several claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,794,122 (“the ’122 Patent”). Canatex Completion Solutions, Inc. v. Wellmatics, LLC, No. 2024-1466, __ F.4th __ (Fed. Cir. Nov. 12, 2025).
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Federal Circuit Expands Economic Prong Of Section 337 Domestic Industry Requirement
03/18/2025
Lashify, Inc. is an American company, with headquarters and employees in the United States, that distributes, markets, and sells eyelash extensions (and cases and applicators for the eyelash extensions) in the United States. Lashify alleged, in a Section 337 Investigation at the International Trade Commission, that certain importers of similar products infringed three of its patents: a utility patent (U.S. Patent No. 10,721,984) and two design patents (U.S. Design Patent Nos. D877,416 and D867,664).