The USPTO Director has now issued a consistent and growing body of decisions making clear that inter partes review petitioners who advance different claim construction positions before the PTAB and in co-pending district court litigation do so at their peril. Over the...
On March 10, 2026, Beam Global obtained U.S. Patent No. 12,573,851 titled “Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging System with Down-Sun Wind Turbine” (the “’851 patent”). The patent is directed to a system that combines a solar panel and a wind turbine. The ’851 patent,...
Introduction In Constellation Designs, LLC v. LG Electronics Inc., Case No. 2024-1822, the Federal Circuit affirmed the Eastern District of Texas’s denial of LG’s motion for judgment as a matter of law on non-infringement, holding that Constellation could prove...
Introduction In ironSource Ltd. v. Digital Turbine, Inc., the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal from a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision on the ground that the petitioner lacked Article III standing. The court held that ironSource failed to demonstrate...
On March 24, 2026, Mehrdad Naderian obtained U.S. Patent No. 12,583,340 titled “Charging Apparatus for Electric Vehicles” (“the ’340 patent”). The patent discloses a system that uses magnetic bars embedded in the surface of roadways to charge electric vehicles as...
On February 5, 2026, the ITC found, in an initial determination, that violation occurred in its unfair imports investigation of Shoals Technologies Group, LLC’s complaint against Ningbo Voltage Smart Production Company and Voltage, LLC over U.S. Patent Number...
The Federal Circuit continues to provide guidance on the scope of Rule 702 and the district court’s gatekeeping role in assessing the admissibility of expert testimony. In a recent precedential decision, the Federal Circuit emphasized the distinction between issues...
Brad Cangro, Jeremy Peterson, and Jacob Snodgrass named in the Legal 500 2026 US Elite Washington, DC Edition. We are incredibly honored to receive this recognition for our exemplary work in intellectual property for our clients. Congratulations to the PV Law team!
A PTAB panel acting on a Request for Director Review found that an earlier PTAB panel’s decision that claims 13 and 15 of U.S. Patent No. 10,299,336 were unpatentable was erroneous. The review panel reached that conclusion because the initial panel relied upon...
On January 13, 2026, BMIC LLC obtained U.S. Patent No. 12,525,912 titled “Solar Roof Panel System with Edge and Surface Treatments” (“the ’912 patent”). The patent discloses electric solar collectors for placement on the shingled roof of a structure such as a...