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•Federal Circuit affirmed Patent Trial and Appeal Board rulings invalidating multiple Eagle View Technologies patent claims

Federal Circuit Affirms Patent Board Rulings Against Eagle View

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a nonprecedential decision affirming Patent Trial and Appeal Board rulings that found multiple claims in Eagle View Technologies' aerial imaging patents unpatentable. The February 3, 2026 ruling resolves appeals from two inter partes review proceedings involving patents held by Eagle View against competitor Nearmap US.

•Board found claims in two aerial imaging patents unpatentable as obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103

•Federal Circuit dismissed Air Force employee's petition challenging hiring decision

Federal Circuit Denies Air Force Employee's Veterans Rights Appeal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed Chima Akagbue Nwala's petition challenging the Merit Systems Protection Board's denial of his corrective action request. Nwala alleged the Air Force violated his veterans preference rights when it selected another candidate for a supervisory position.

•Nwala alleged agency violated veterans preference rights through improper use of direct hiring authority

•Amgen and subsidiaries voluntarily dismissed their Federal Circuit appeal against Colorado's drug affordability board

Amgen Voluntarily Dismisses Federal Appeal Against Colorado Drug Board

Pharmaceutical giant Amgen Inc. and its subsidiaries have voluntarily dismissed their Federal Circuit appeal challenging Colorado's Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board. The dismissal without prejudice allows Amgen to potentially refile the case in the future.

•Dismissal without prejudice allows Amgen to potentially refile the challenge in the future

•Federal Circuit affirmed Court of International Trade ruling sustaining ITC injury determination

Federal Circuit Affirms Trade Court in Mattress Antidumping Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision February 2, 2026, in a trade case involving the International Trade Commission's determination regarding antidumping and countervailing duties on mattresses from eight countries. The ruling affirmed a lower court decision sustaining the Commission's finding of material injury to the U.S. mattress industry.

•Case involves antidumping duties on mattresses from seven countries and countervailing duties on Chinese mattresses

•Federal Circuit reviewed ITC's automatic confidentiality designations for trade investigation questionnaires

Federal Circuit Reviews ITC Confidentiality Rules in Trade Cases

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a mandamus decision addressing the International Trade Commission's practice of automatically designating questionnaire responses as confidential in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations, regardless of submitting parties' preferences.

•Court of International Trade ruled the practice violates common law access rights and governing statutes

•Federal Circuit affirmed district court's summary judgment of non-infringement in favor of Armaid Company

Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement Ruling in Exercise Equipment Patent Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court's summary judgment of non-infringement in a design patent dispute between Range of Motion Products and Armaid Company. The case involved a patent for a body massaging apparatus, with Chief Judge Moore filing a dissenting opinion.

•Case involved U.S. Design Patent No. D802,155 for a body massaging apparatus owned by Range of Motion Products

•Federal Circuit affirmed denial of additional attorney fees to Shannon Holstein in veterans benefits case

Federal Circuit Affirms Denial of Extra Attorney Fees in VA Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a lower court decision denying attorney Shannon Holstein's request for additional fees in representing a veteran in VA benefits proceedings. The Jan. 30 ruling in *Holstein v. Collins* addresses compensation disputes for attorneys in veterans benefits cases.

•Holstein represented veteran Lester L. Dean Jr. in VA proceedings regarding a neck injury claim

•Federal Circuit affirmed district court's summary judgment that Hulu did not infringe Sound View's streaming patent

Federal Circuit Affirms Hulu Victory in Sound View Patent Appeal

The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court's summary judgment ruling that Hulu did not infringe Sound View Innovations' streaming technology patent. The court agreed that Hulu's accused products failed to meet key claim requirements regarding step sequencing and specialized buffer technology.

•Court ruled Hulu's technology failed to perform patent claim steps in required sequence and lacked specialized buffer

•Federal Circuit affirmed in part, dismissed in part Veterans Court denial of 40% disability rating restoration

Federal Circuit Affirms Veterans Court in Johnson Ankle Injury Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed in part and dismissed in part a Veterans Court decision denying restoration of disability benefits for Marine veteran David L. Johnson's ankle injuries sustained during his 1961-1962 service.

•Marine veteran David Johnson served only six months in 1961-1962 before suffering ankle injury