Federal Circuit Review | July 2026
PTAB May Revisit Issues Left Unresolved by Prior Appeal In Intellectual Pixels Limited v. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, Appeal No. 24-2174, The Board did not exceed the Federal Circuit’s mandate...
FDA Approves First mRNA-Based Flu Vaccine, Highlighting Growing Patent Value in mRNA Platforms
Key Takeaway: The FDA’s approval of mFLUSIVA may indicate increased commercial and strategic value of mRNA vaccine patents. On August 5, 2026, Moderna announced that the U.S. Food and Drug...
Energy Update | July 2026
Solar Boom Highlights Importance of Robust IP Strategy Michael E. Salamy Solar has reached a historic milestone, surpassing coal in U.S. electricity generation as rising demand and record investment accelerate...
What the ITC’s Zync v. BMW Decision Means for Section 337 Litigants
Key Takeaway: In a recent decision with implications for parties involved in intellectual property disputes before the International Trade Commission, an Administrative Law Judge terminated an ITC investigation based on...
Understanding AI and Patent Eligibility
In this episode of Knobbe IP+, Knobbe Martens partners Jarom Kesler and Bryan McWhorter discuss the latest developments in AI and patent eligibility. Sharing insights for both fellow IP practitioners and...
Protecting Innovation: Intellectual Property Considerations for NASA’s 2026 Innovative Technology Concepts
Key Takeaway: NASA’s 2026 NIAC selections demonstrate how early-stage, federally supported research can lay the foundation for future aerospace breakthroughs. As these technologies mature, innovators should consider intellectual property strategies,...
No “Duty to Innovate” – California’s Highest Court Finds Gilead Sciences Not Negligent for Delaying Release of Allegedly Safer HIV Drug
Key Takeaway: California court holds that drug manufacturers do not have a duty to commercialize a safer drug to replace a nondefective one. In the Gilead Tenofovir Cases, a group...
Sophia Space and Caltech Obtain Orbital Data Center Patent
Key Takeaways: Sophia Space and Caltech recently announced that they have received a patent related to modular, passively-cooled, computing and data storage units which can be assembled into a large-scale...
Tripling Down on Space: U.S. Space Force Expands Launch Contracts to $17B, Raising the Stakes for IP
Key Takeaway: The Space Force’s decision to triple the size of its Lane 1 launch procurement contract underscores its expectation of rapidly increasing demand for commercial space launch services and...
