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Intellectual Property

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Mar 31 2026
Fed. Cir. 24-2015 Panel Decision

TESLA, INC v. CHARGE FUSION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 2024-2015

The Federal Circuit reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's finding of non-obviousness for Claim 1 of an electric vehicle charging patent, ruling that the Board applied an improper claim construction. The court affirmed the Board's decision for Claims 8 and 14, which contain distinct statutory limitations requiring a specific determination of time based on battery charge.

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Mar 27 2026
6th Cir. 24-3907 Published

ERIC S. SMITH v. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FINANCIAL INDUSTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY, INC

The Sixth Circuit denied a petition for review of an SEC order upholding FINRA sanctions against a securities broker who refused to register with the self-regulatory organization. The court held that the broker was statutorily 'associated with a member' and thus subject to FINRA's jurisdiction, while rejecting his constitutional challenges due to failure to exhaust administrative remedies.

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Mar 26 2026
Fed. Cir. 24-2090 Panel Decision

PETER HENRIK PEDERSEN v. UNIFIED PATENTS, LLC

The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision that claims for an electronic message management system were unpatentable as obvious. The court held that the Board's finding was supported by substantial evidence that prior art disclosed the patent's specific delivery parameters.

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Mar 26 2026
Fed. Cir. 26-1026 Panel Decision

Ascendis Pharma A/S v. BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.

The Federal Circuit held that a respondent in an International Trade Commission proceeding cannot restart the statutory deadline for a mandatory stay by voluntarily dismissing and refiling a declaratory judgment action. The court ruled that the 30-day time limit in 28 U.S.C. § 1659(a)(2) is jurisdictional and mandatory, preventing parties from circumventing the deadline through procedural maneuvering.

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Mar 26 2026
6th Cir. 25-5173 Unanimous

VICTORY GLOBAL, LLC v. FRESH BOURBON, LLC

The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Fresh Bourbon in a Lanham Act false advertising dispute, ruling that its claims of being the first African American-owned distiller were not unambiguously false. The court held that Victory Global failed to meet its burden of proving actual consumer deception regarding the ambiguous nature of the marketing statements.

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Mar 25 2026
9th Cir. 8:23-cv-01045-HDV-KES Unpublished

Hageman v. Hyundai Motor America, Inc.

The Ninth Circuit held that a clickwrap agreement for Hyundai's Connected Services did not clearly and unmistakably delegate arbitrability questions to an arbitrator in a class action. The court further ruled that the arbitration clause did not cover product defect claims unrelated to the Connected Services, as such an interpretation would lead to absurd results.

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