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VDPP and patent marking
On the expired-patent record in VDPP, the Federal Circuit affirmed dismissal where the proposed complaint failed to plead licensee marking or reasonable efforts to secure compliance. Settlement licenses were not exempt from section 287(a); actual notice remains a separate statutory route. VDPP v. Volkswagen analysis; doctrine overview at patent marking.
Carnegie v. Fenix fee award
The Federal Circuit affirmed a $3,240,669.66 award against Carnegie and M7D after a failed lab-grown-diamond infringement suit. The award included attorney fees under 35 U.S.C. 285 and non-taxable expenses under the court's inherent power. Full analysis.
ITC 337-TA-1521 BoomCloud institution
The Commission instituted Investigation No. 337-TA-1521 on BoomCloud 360's spatial-audio complaint against Apple, Samsung, and Google respondents, seeking limited exclusion and cease-and-desist orders. Institution analysis; campaign hub at BoomCloud 360.
In re Incept (flow barrier)
The Federal Circuit vacated the PTAB's obviousness affirmance on claim 1 of Application No. 16/886,099 because the Board's "flow barrier" construction was inconsistent with the specification, and remanded for a new patentability analysis. Full analysis.
ITC 337-TA-1449 balloon dilation review
The Commission will review in part an ALJ final initial determination finding a section 337 violation on Stryker/Entellus balloon-dilation patents against Fiagon respondents, including importation, inducement, validity, and domestic-industry issues. Full analysis.
Harbor Island-Samsung appeal dismissal
The Federal Circuit dismissed Harbor Island Dynamic's appeal from IPR2024-01403 against Samsung by agreement under Fed. R. App. P. 42(b), ending that appeal without a written patentability opinion. Full analysis.
DoDots Rule 36 affirmances
The Federal Circuit issued a Rule 36 judgment affirming PTAB final written decisions in six DoDots Licensing Solutions IPRs involving Samsung (with Apple as appellee) on U.S. Patents 8,020,083, 8,510,407, and 9,369,545. Full analysis; Rule 36 doctrine at Federal Circuit Rule 36.
Doctrine resources (not case holdings)
For willfulness and enhanced damages after Halo, see the site resource Willfulness and Enhanced Damages Under Section 284. For discretionary denial of IPR institution when a parallel district or ITC case is moving, see Fintiv and Discretionary Denial of IPR Institution. These pages explain frameworks; they are not holdings in a September 2026 case.
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