Month: April 2026

On February 25, 2026, a panel of the Seventh Circuit held oral argument in the case of Kangol LLC v. Hangzhou Chuanyue Silk Import & Export Co., Ltd., No. 25-2205. The appeal arises out of an unsuccessful attempt to void a default judgment against a Chinese entity...

On March 6, 2026, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion in the case of Exafer Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation (No. 24-2296) reversing a district court’s exclusion of the patent owner’s damages expert’s opinion. A patent owner who successfully obtains a...