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• March 09, 2026

  Texas Jury Finds Lyft Owes $1M In Ride-Sharing Patent Case

  A Texas federal jury said Lyft owes $1 million to Quartz Auto Technologies, finding the ride-sharing giant was liable for infringing an automobile technology patent.

• March 09, 2026

  Justices Won't Review Fight Over PTAB Prior Art Dates

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied Lynk Labs Inc.'s petition arguing the Federal Circuit erred in deciding what date should apply to determine whether a patent application constitutes prior art.

• March 09, 2026

  Supreme Court Won't Disturb 'Sensitive Places' Gun Bans

  The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to consider permissible limits on firearms in "sensitive places" despite claims the Fourth Circuit disregarded landmark Second Amendment precedents, leaving intact a blanket ban on guns in parks within Virginia's most populous county.

• March 09, 2026

  Supreme Court Lets 'Zioness' TM Co‑Ownership Stand

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined an appeal that asked the justices to answer whether separate entities can own the same trademark, after the Second Circuit upheld a New York jury verdict that said two nonprofits both owned the mark for "Zioness."

• March 09, 2026

  Justices To Review Guam Munitions Disposal Suit

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review a Guam community group's challenge to the U.S. Air Force's bid to explode expired munitions on the island, after a divided Ninth Circuit found the agency should have conducted an environmental review.

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