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  1. July 17, 2025

    6 Cases For Patent Attys To Watch In The Second Half Of 2025

    The Federal Circuit is considering major questions about when delays in prosecuting patents become bad faith and whether the acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director is legally allowed to apply new rules retroactively. Here's what you need to know about these cases and others that attorneys are keeping an eye on for the rest of the year.

  2. July 10, 2025

    $33M Sonos Appeal Has Fed. Circ. Asking: What's Up, Alsup?

    A Federal Circuit panel struggled Thursday to piece together the different interpretations of what U.S. District Judge William Alsup decided before upending Sonos Inc.'s $32.5 million jury verdict against Google LLC, with one judge claiming disbelief that there could be such a "fundamental disconnect" between the companies' understandings.

  3. July 01, 2025

    5 Federal Circuit Clashes To Watch In July

    The Federal Circuit's argument calendar this month includes Apple's bid to undo a ruling that caused a blood oxygen monitor feature to be pulled from the Apple Watch, and a challenge by Sonos to a decision that torpedoed its $32.5 million speaker patent verdict against Google.

  4. January 01, 2025

    Patent Cases To Watch In 2025

    The Federal Circuit has taken on a rare en banc patent case looking at damages, while the U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to review when foreign damages can be incorporated into patent awards. Here's what you need to know about these cases and others that attorneys are keeping an eye on in 2025.

  5. July 23, 2024

    Sonos Tells Fed. Circ. 100K Patents At Risk If Google Prevails

    Wireless audio brand Sonos has warned the Federal Circuit that a federal judge's decision to scrap its jury win in a $32.5 million patent case against Google means that "about 100,000 patents are vulnerable."

  6. June 03, 2024

    Google Gets Amicus Boost In Fed. Circ. Battle With Sonos

    Google's efforts to prevent the reinstatement of a $32.5 million patent infringement verdict won against it by wireless speaker company Sonos have found support in the Federal Circuit from business trade groups, public interest nonprofits and a former U.S. Patent and Trademark Office official.

  7. May 29, 2024

    Google Rips Sonos Bid To Revive $32M Patent Verdict

    Google is urging the Federal Circuit to reject Sonos' claim that a California federal court endangered thousands of patents when it threw out a jury's $32.5 million infringement verdict in the smart speaker maker's favor, with the tech giant arguing that Sonos is not entitled to patent protection for audio features that the company waited years to disclose.

  8. February 21, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Told Sonos Ruling Treads On Patent Owners' Rights

    A consortium of patent lawyers and small startups are sounding the alarm at the Federal Circuit over a ruling last year from U.S. District Judge William Alsup that threw out a patent lawsuit from speaker maker Sonos for being too "sad," "ancient" and "wrong" to hold up in his court.

  9. February 13, 2024

    Sonos Decries California Judge's Decision To Toss $32.5M Win

    Speaker manufacturer Sonos urged the Federal Circuit to overturn a California judge's decision to throw out a $32.5 million infringement verdict Sonos won against Google and not let certain claims be tried, telling the appeals court that the judge's ruling could endanger thousands of patents.

  10. January 01, 2024

    Patent Cases To Watch In 2024

    A rare patent case taken up by the full Federal Circuit that has the potential to weaken design patents, and U.S. Supreme Court challenges to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's authority are among the patent cases attorneys will be tracking this year.