Range of Motion Products, LLC v. Armaid Co. Inc., 2026 WL 261890 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 2, 2026) On February 2, 2026, the Federal Circuit affirmed summary judgment of non-infringement in Range of Motion Products, LLC v. Armaid Company Inc., holding that Armaid’s massage device did not infringe Range of Motion’s (RoM) design patent. The two […]

Xodus Medical Inc. et al. v. U.S. Surgitech, Inc., No. 1-19-cv-03164 (NDIL Jan. 30, 2026) In a recent decision that may surprise patent drafters and litigators alike, the Northern District of Illinois held that a patent claim using flexible, outcome-oriented language was not invalid for indefiniteness.  In Xodus Medical Inc. et al. v. U.S. Surgitech, Inc., […]

Last week, the Eastern District of New York (“Court”) refused to dismiss PleasrDAO’s trade secret claims against Martin Shkreli, finding that Wu-Tang Clan’s exclusive, unreleased album, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin (“Album”), could plausibly qualify as a trade secret.  The only official physical copy of the Album (which is not available to download or stream) was […]

For years, the Northern District of Illinois has served as the hub for “Schedule A” cases—mass actions against online sellers premised on allegations of counterfeiting across ecommerce platforms.  Notably, the parties being sued in this case were only identified in a document filed under seal on a so-called “Schedule A,” and their identities were known […]