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The Federal Circuit has wiped out nearly $223M in damages awarded to the United Services Automobile Association (USAA) in two verdicts against PNC Bank. On June 12, the court issued two opinions—one precedential—holding that the mobile check deposit patents tried in both cases were invalid as ineligible under Alice, and that Eastern District of Texas Judge Rodney Gilstrap had been wrong to hold otherwise. However, the appellate court also handed a win to USAA in a third opinion, also [...]

On April 17, 2025, the New York Court of Appeals issued a landmark ruling in Flanders v. Goodfellow, fundamentally changing how the state handles dog bite liability. In a unanimous decision, the court eliminated the long-standing, so-called "one free bite" rule, allowing victims to bring negligence claims even if the dog had no prior history of aggression. This shift marks a major change in how responsibility is assessed and has far-reaching consequences for both dog owners [...]

The Lanham Act is a collection of federal statutes that allows trademark owners the right to sue and recover damages from those who infringe their trademark by marketing and selling similar products under a brand name that creates a "likelihood of confusion" in the minds of consumers. However, the right to collect damages from an infringer is limited by geography and the sovereign rule of other nations. In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Abitron Austria [...]