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Jun 23 2026
Fed. Cir. 25-1419 Panel Decision

PACT XPP Schweiz AG v. Intel Corporation

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that Intel Corporation did not infringe two patents held by PACT XPP Schweiz AG. The appellate court held that PACT failed to properly raise a capability-based infringement theory and that the district court correctly construed the patent claims based on the prosecution history.

Civil Intellectual Property Summary Judgment
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Jun 23 2026
5th Cir. 24-60651 Panel Decision

Starbucks Corporation v. National Labor Relations Board

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a mixed ruling on Starbucks Corporation's petition to review an order from the National Labor Relations Board. The court granted enforcement of some findings regarding coercive threats and interrogation while denying enforcement of others and dismissing the request for a new election.

Civil Civil Rights - Employment
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Jun 23 2026
Fed. Cir. 24-2252 Panel Decision

Stiles v. Collins

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Veterans Court's dismissal of an appeal regarding unadjudicated disability claims. The court held that the Board of Veterans' Appeals had not issued a final decision on the specific claims for vertigo and sleep apnea, leaving the Veterans Court without jurisdiction to review the matter.

Civil Social Security
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Jun 23 2026
9th Cir. 2:24-cv-08389- Unanimous

Cocom v. ABM Aviation, Inc.

The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court ruling that an employment arbitration agreement was unconscionable, holding that the agreement's scope and terms were distinguishable from precedent and that any invalid provisions were severable.

Civil Civil Rights - Employment
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Jun 23 2026
4th Cir. 25-1158 Per Curiam

Vir2us, Inc. v. Sophos Inc.

The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that Sophos products were not subject to royalty payments under a patent license agreement. The court held that sharing source code does not make a product a legal derivation of a containerized product when the shared code is unrelated to the product's primary function.

Civil Intellectual Property Summary Judgment
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