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- BT Americas, Inc. v. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Federal Circuit · Oct 29, 2026
The Federal Circuit affirmed the Board's final written decision in IPR2023-00889 holding claims 1-25 of the '641 patent unpatentable as obvious. Substantial evidence supported the Board's findings on dynamic modification, motivation to combine, and claim 6's SOC analysis, and the court rejected the argument that the Board lacked jurisdiction over an expired patent.
- Moore v. Griffen
Federal Circuit · Oct 29, 2026
The Federal Circuit dismissed Mr. Moore's appeal for lack of jurisdiction because his case, about the relinquishment of parental rights, does not arise under the patent laws or fall within any other category of this court's limited jurisdiction. It dismissed rather than transferred because his notice of appeal from the same judgment had already been transmitted to and docketed at the Third Circuit.
- In re Wenkman
Federal Circuit · Oct 28, 2026
The Federal Circuit affirmed the Board's rejection of all pending claims of the '833 application as patent ineligible under § 101. Representative claim 1 is directed to the abstract idea of bartering, a fundamental economic practice, and recites only generic computer and card or device elements at Alice step two. The court did not reach the written-description ground.
- Percept Technologies Inc. v. Squires
Federal Circuit · Oct 28, 2026
The Federal Circuit granted the Director's motion to remand for the limited purpose of providing further explanation, over Percept's opposition. The Director expressed a substantial and legitimate concern that the Board's decision lacked adequate reasoning on how the prior art meets the disputed eye-tracking limitation.
- Notice of Decisions on Institution — 2026-10-28
PTAB Director · Oct 28, 2026
Director's Notice of Decisions on Institution (2026-10-28): 7 proceedings. 4 Trial Instituted (IPR2026-00346, IPR2026-00347, IPR2026-00361, IPR2026-00390); 1 Discretionary Denial (IPR2026-00417); 2 Referred for merits review (IPR2026-00406, PGR2026-00064).
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