Condensed IP
An AI-generated, human-curated podcast for brief discussions of US court decisions on Intellectual Property topics.
Condensed IP
Federal Express v. Qualcomm (Fed. Cir., April 29, 2026) 2024-1236
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This episode is about a 2026 decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit regarding a patent dispute between Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) and Qualcomm Incorporated. FedEx appealed a ruling from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board which had invalidated parts of a FedEx patent for a sensor-based logistics system. The court determined that it lacked the authority to review FedEx’s procedural challenge concerning the disclosure of real parties in interest because such matters are tied to the non-appealable decision to initiate review. However, the court vacated the Board's finding that certain patent claims were obvious, noting that the Board had mistakenly treated FedEx's arguments as uncontested. The case has been remanded to the Board for a proper evaluation of the disputed patentability evidence.
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