Litigation News

European Patent Office Board of Appeal upheld Carbon's foundational dual-cure 3D printing patent (EP 3158400), rejecting a competitor's challenge. The decision affirmed the broadest claim and restored additional dependent claims previously removed during opposition proceedings. Carbon's dual-cure technology combines light-based printing with thermal curing for high-performance manufacturing applications across automotive, dental, medical, and consumer sectors. Carbon was represented by Marks & Clerk (Mairi Rudkin, Donald McNab) and globally by Myers Bigel and Winston Taylor.

A US jury ruled Apple's Taptic Engine infringes two Taction Technology patents, awarding $5.7 billion in damages. Taction sued Apple in 2021 over haptic feedback technology used in iPhones and Apple Watches since 2014. Apple plans to appeal. Litigation funder Burford Capital disclosed potential $1.4 billion entitlement from the verdict, sending its shares up 9.41%. Burford funded Taction through subsidiaries Kenosha Investments and Gronostaj Investments, with proceeds split between company balance sheet and investment funds.

UPC Court of Appeal ruled it has jurisdiction to hear noninfringement challenges on pre-issue patents in Sidel case, potentially opening door to more such challenges. D.C. Circuit vacated Copyright Royalty Board's statutory license royalty allocation ruling, with Judge Rogers dissenting that the panel's resolution was premature. Third Circuit affirmed dismissal of copyright claim over copied machine learning curriculum, finding no material appropriation. Federal Circuit reversed patent eligibility finding for profitability-calculation claims under Alice framework.

DOJ and ATF filed a Statement of Interest supporting Rare Breed's patent litigation against forced reset trigger manufacturers including Atrius Development Group in Eastern District of Texas MDL case 4:26-md-03176-ALM before Judge Mazzant. Government urged court to consider public interest factors favoring Rare Breed's preliminary injunction request but took no position on ultimate merits. Atrius disputes infringement claims, arguing its Forced Reset Selector differs from traditional triggers, and criticizes federal intervention in private patent dispute.

Centripetal Networks filed a Supreme Court petition challenging Federal Circuit's affirmation of materially different claim construction without meaningful opportunity to adjust infringement position. Case stems from 2018 lawsuit against Cisco in Eastern District of Virginia over patents 9,686,193 and 9,203,806 for packet filtering technology. After judicial recusal issues and remand, Judge Hanes adopted narrower claim constructions leading to noninfringement ruling. Centripetal argues Federal Circuit lacks standards for distinguishing "clarifications" from new claim construction requiring due process notice.

Texas jury awarded Stratasys $27.6M in patent infringement verdict against Bambu Lab over X1, P1, and A1 3D printers. Patents cover prime tower and bed-leveling technologies. No injunctions issued on first-generation machines. Bambu Lab plans to appeal and seek post-trial review. Part of broader multi-patent dispute in Eastern District of Texas, with four additional patents awaiting judgment covering RFID, networking, LiDAR scanning, and automatic detection technologies.

Google petitions Supreme Court in Google LLC v. VirtaMove challenging 35 U.S.C. § 314(d), which makes Patent Trial and Appeal Board institution decisions "final and nonappealable." Solicitor General opposes certiorari, arguing Federal Circuit properly declined mandamus relief because America Invents Act doesn't compel institution, making statutory challenges unlikely to satisfy mandamus standards. Thirteen patent cert petitions currently docketed at Supreme Court, with most awaiting government responses.

Heim, Payne & Chorush helped Atlas Global Technologies win a federal appeals court ruling preserving a $37.5 million verdict in patent infringement litigation against two Chinese technology companies. The Eastern District of Texas jury found defendants liable for infringing Wi-Fi technology patents. The Houston IP litigation boutique's attorneys earned Texas Super Lawyers recognition, with the firm ranked among top performers in Patent Trial and Appeal Board matters by Patexia Insights.

Nine attorneys from Dallas IP litigation firm Caldwell Cassady & Curry earned Texas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars recognition for patent infringement, business disputes, and appeals work. The firm recently achieved notable wins including a case against Samsung that earned Legal Lions recognition and Managing IP Awards honors. Brad Caldwell was named Patent Litigator of the Year (South). The firm handles patent infringement, trade secrets, fiduciary duty cases, class actions, and founder disputes.

The Federal Circuit reversed a Delaware district court's dismissal of TexasLDPC's patent and copyright infringement lawsuit against Broadcom, Avago, and LSI. The court held that TexasLDPC's exclusive license from Texas A&M University for LDPC error correction technology did not terminate when the company shifted to patent enforcement, and that the license conveyed "all substantial rights" allowing TexasLDPC to sue without joining A&M as co-plaintiff under Rule 19.