In July 2025, the U.S. federal government proposed an 84% reduction in funding to the Office of Space Commerce. Some say the move would effectively terminate the agency’s further development…

EYE THERAPIES, LLC v. SLAYBACK PHARMA LLC Before Taranto, Stoll and Scarsi (sitting by designation) Summary:  The patent’s prosecution history required a restrictive interpretation of the term “consisting essentially of.”…

Fasikl, a neurotechnology company spun out of the University of Minnesota, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Felix™ NeuroAI™ Wristband, a noninvasive, AI-driven wearable designed to reduce upper limb tremors in adults…

Investments in space technology are off to a strong start in the first half of 2025. The rising trend over the last four years, as mentioned in a previous Knobbe…

On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) revived the Regents of the University of California’s (Regents) challenge to the Broad Institute’s CRISPR-Cas9 patents,…

IN RE THOMAS D. FOSTER, APC, Before Moore, Prost, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Summary: Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act bars registration of a…

[MITEK SYSTEMS, INC., v. UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION [OPINION]] Before Taranto, Schall, and Chen. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Summary: The plaintiff…

On June 17, 2025, Raft announced its acquisition of N3bula Systems. Raft is a defense technology company that specializes in delivering autonomous data fusion, AI/ML, and data solutions tailored for…

REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION v. ITC Before Reyna, Bryson, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States International Trade Commission. Summary: The Federal Circuit lacks jurisdiction to hear appeals of non-final determinations from…

DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION v. UNIFIED PATENTS, LLC Before Moore, Clevenger and Chen.  Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: A patent owner lacks Article III standing to…