
Condensed IP
An AI-generated, human-curated podcast for brief discussions of US court decisions on Intellectual Property topics.
Episodes
37 episodes
Google v. Sonos (Fed. Cir., August 28, 2025) 2024-1097 non-precedential
This non-precedential decision concerns a patent dispute between Google LLC and Sonos, Inc. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reviewed a previous judgment from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Califo...
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Episode 37
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13:54

Hyatt v. Stewart (Fed. Cir., August 29, 2025) 2018-2390, -2391, -2392, 2019-1038, -1039, -1049, -1070, 2024-1992, -1993, -1994, -1995
This judicial opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit details the ongoing litigation in the case of Gilbert P. Hyatt v. Coke Morgan Stewart, focusing on patent applications filed by Hyatt in the 1990s. The court ...
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Episode 36
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10:54

In re Brunetti (Fed. Cir., August 26, 2025) 2023-1539
The opinion concerns an appeal by Erik Brunetti to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit regarding the refusal to register the word "FUCK" as a trademark. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Board) had previously affirmed...
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Episode 35
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13:49

Global Health Solutions v. Selner (Fed. Cir., August 26, 2025) 2023-2009
This opinion concerns an appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the case of Global Health Solutions LLC v. Marc Selner and was decided on August 26, 2025. The core issue revolves around a derivation proceedi...
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Episode 34
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13:35

Labcorp v. Qiagen (Fed. Cir., August 13, 2025) 2023-2350
This opinion concerns an appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concerning a patent infringement case. The plaintiffs-appellees, including Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, successfully sued defendants-...
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Episode 33
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13:11

PowerBlock v. iFit (Fed. Cir., August 11, 2025) 2024-1177
This is an opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit regarding the case of PowerBlock Holdings, Inc. v. iFit, Inc. The core issue revolves around the patent eligibility of PowerBlock's U.S. Patent No. 7,578,771, wh...
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Episode 32
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12:36

Mondis Technology v. LG Electronics (Fed. Cir., August 8, 2025) 2023-2117
This is an opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, specifically addressing a patent infringement case between Mondis Technology Ltd. (and related entities) and LG Electronics Inc. (and related entities). The cor...
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Episode 31
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10:00

FMC v. Sharda USA (Fed. Cir., August 1, 2025) 2024-2335
This opinion concerns an appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, concerning a patent infringement lawsuit between FMC Corporation and Sharda USA, LLC. Sharda USA is appealing a preliminary injunction that preve...
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Episode 30
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13:51

Jiaxing Super Lighting v. CH Lighting (Fed. Cir., July 28, 2025) 2023-1715
This decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concerns an appeal concerning a patent infringement lawsuit between Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., Ltd. (Super Lighting) and CH Lighting Technology Co...
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Episode 29
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16:18

Sunkist Growers v. Intrastate Distributors (Fed. Cir., July 23, 2025) 2024-1212
This opinion concerns an appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, focusing on a trademark dispute between Sunkist Growers, Inc. and Intrastate Distributors, Inc. (IDI). Sunkist appealed a Trademark Trial and App...
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Episode 28
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10:38

IGT v. Zynga (Fed. Cir., July 22, 2025) 2023-2262
This decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concerns an appeal between IGT and Zynga Inc. stemming from a patent dispute. The core of the conflict revolves around IGT's patent, "Secured Virtual Network in a Gam...
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Episode 27
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15:38

Colibri Heart Valve v. Medtronic Corevalve (Fed. Cir., July 18, 2025) 2023-2153
This Federal Circuit opinion addresses an appeal regarding a patent infringement lawsuit between Colibri Heart Valve LLC and Medtronic CoreValve, LLC. The core of the dispute revolves around U.S. Patent No. 8,900,294, owned by Colibri, which de...
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Episode 26
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14:45

Top Brand v. Cozy Comfort (Fed. Cir., July 17, 2025) 2024-2191
This Federal Circuit opinion concerns an appeal of a patent and trademark infringement case between Top Brand LLC and Cozy Comfort Company LLC. Cozy Comfort had previously won a jury verdict claiming that Top Brand infringed on its design paten...
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Episode 25
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13:48

Shockwave Medical vs. Cardiovascular Systems (Fed. Cir., July 14, 2025) 2023-1864
This opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, dated July 14, 2025, concerns a patent dispute between Shockwave Medical, Inc. and Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. The case involves an inter partes review (IPR) of U.S....
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Episode 24
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13:12

Egenera v. Cisco (Fed. Cir., July 7, 2025) 2023-1428
This decision concerns an appeal by Egenera, Inc. against Cisco Systems, Inc. before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Egenera, the plaintiff-appellant, alleged that Cisco's Unified Computing System (UCS) infringed upo...
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Episode 23
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17:30

Eye Therapies v. Slayback Pharma (Fed. Cir., June 30, 2025) 2023-2173
This episode concerns an appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, focusing on a patent dispute between Eye Therapies, LLC, and Slayback Pharma, LLC. The core of the appeal revolves around the interpretation of a...
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Episode 22
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11:33

OPTIS v. Apple (Fed. Cir., June 16, 2025) 2022-1904
This opinion concerns an appeal in the case of Optis Cellular Technology, LLC v. Apple Inc., heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The core of the dispute involves Optis's claims that Apple infringed on five of it...
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Episode 21
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11:53

Ancora v. Roku (Fed. Cir., June 16, 2025) 2023-1674
This opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit details an appeal involving Ancora Technologies, Inc. against Roku, Inc., VIZIO, Inc., and Nintendo Co., Ltd. The core of the dispute revolves around the patentability...
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Episode 20
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16:40

Agilent v Synthego (Fed. Cir., June 11, 2025) 2023-2186
This Federal Circuit opinion concerns an appeal from Agilent Technologies, Inc. against Synthego Corp., concerning the patentability of gene-editing technology related to CRISPR-Cas systems. Agilent appealed decisions by the Patent Trial and Ap...
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Episode 19
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18:50

USAA v. PNC Bank (Fed. Cir., June 12, 2025) 2023-1639
This is a Federal Circuit opinion regarding a patent dispute between United Services Automobile Association (USAA) and PNC Bank N.A., heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The core of the appeal concerns the paten...
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Episode 18
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11:37

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft v. Sirius XM Radio (Fed. Cir., June 9, 2025) 2023-2267
This is an opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concerning a patent infringement case between Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and Sirius XM Radio Inc. The core issue revolves around equitable estoppel, a legal defense...
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Episode 17
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13:11

Dolby Laboratories Licensing v. Unified Patents (Fed. Cir., June 5, 2025) 2023-2110
This Federal Circuit opinion relates to an appeal from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation (Dolby) against Unified Patents, LLC (Unified) regarding a patent dispute. The core issue revolves around Dolby's lack of standing to appeal the Pat...
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Episode 16
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13:39

Alnylam v. Moderna, (Fed. Cir., June 4, 2025) 2023-2357
This Federal Circuit opinion concerns an appeal by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., against Moderna, Inc., regarding a patent infringement lawsuit concerning Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, SPIKEVAX®. The core of the dispute revolves around the inter...
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Episode 15
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15:44

Sigray v. Carl Zeiss: Patent Anticipation and Obviousness (Fed. Cir., May 23, 2025) 2023-2211
This is an opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit regarding a patent dispute between Sigray, Inc. and Carl Zeiss X-Ray Microscopy, Inc. The case involves U.S. Patent No. 7,400,704, owned by Zeiss, which covers X...
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Episode 14
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9:56

Rebecca Curtin v. United Trademark Holdings (Fed. Cir., May 22, 2025) 2023-2140
This is an opinion from the Federal Circuit addressing whether a consumer, Rebecca Curtin, had the legal right, or statutory standing, to oppose a trademark registration for "RAPUNZEL" covering dolls and toy figures. The case explores the requi...
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Episode 13
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7:37
