Maria Santos

Correspondent

Maria Santos

White House correspondent, covers patent, trade and regulatory news

Business & Regulatory patent

Decisions covered by Maria Santos

1,035 decisions
May 26 2026
Fed. Cir. 23-2134 Panel Decision

CLEARPLAY, INC v. DISH NETWORK L.L.C

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court judgment granting judgment as a matter of law of noninfringement in a patent dispute over commercial-skipping technology. The court held that the evidence did not support a finding that the defendants directly disabled navigation objects or contained required configuration identifiers within individual navigation objects as required by the patents.

Civil Intellectual Property
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May 22 2026
United States Court… 24-7068 Panel Decision

Castillo Butters v. National Academy of Sciences

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed the dismissal of defamation and false light claims against the National Academy of Sciences. The court affirmed the dismissal of a separate defamation by implication claim while remanding the case for further proceedings on the remaining counts.

Civil Securities
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May 22 2026
9th Cir. 13492-20 Unpublished

Harty, Et Al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the Tax Court's denial of motions to seal documents containing taxpayer return information. The court held that the transactional relationship exception to confidentiality rules applied because the disputed facts were undisputed and the documents directly related to the resolution of the tax proceedings.

Civil Tax (Civil)
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May 22 2026
Fed. Cir. 24-2322 Panel Decision

Pictometry International Corporation v. Roofr Inc.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision that a patent for measuring roof dimensions using aerial imagery was obvious. The court held that prior art references taught the claimed user-acceptance limitations, even under the appellant's proposed interpretation.

Civil Intellectual Property
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May 22 2026
Fed. Cir. 26-138 Panel Decision

In re Mark Ingraham

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to compel the issuance of a summons. The court found the petitioner failed to meet the demanding standard required for such extraordinary relief.

Administrative / Agency Review Civil
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May 22 2026
Fed. Cir. 26-1685 Panel Decision

Arsenis v. United States Trustee

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit transferred an appeal regarding a bankruptcy decision because it lacked jurisdiction. The court ordered the case moved to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Bankruptcy Civil
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