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• April 01, 2026

  Maxell Says LG Infringes TV Patents After Insisting On Talks

  Maxell Ltd. sued LG Electronics in Texas federal court on Wednesday for allegedly infringing seven of its television-related patents, saying in its suit that the South Korean electronics giant has continued to impermissibly sell products using Maxell's patented technology despite unresolved discussions over the tech's use.

• April 01, 2026

  Collision, Samsung Criticize Government's IP Injunction Take

  Wireless communication network patent owner Collision Communications and alleged infringer Samsung Electronics both pushed back on the federal government's arguments in its intervention in their $445.5 million Eastern District of Texas litigation, which it used as a forum to encourage the use of injunctions.

• April 01, 2026

  3 Federal Circuit Clashes To Watch In April

  The Federal Circuit argument calendar for this month includes Centripetal Networks' appeal of a decision clearing Cisco of infringing cybersecurity patents after a multibillion-dollar award was thrown out, as well as Ecobee's challenge to an $11.5 million infringement verdict involving smart thermostats.

• April 01, 2026

  Ill. Judge Clears Card Shuffler Antitrust Claims For Trial

  An Illinois federal judge largely denied cross motions for summary judgment in a suit alleging a gambling product company used sham patent litigation to shove competitors out of the automatic card shuffler market, and certified a class of casinos and other buyers claiming they suffered antitrust injuries as a result.

• April 01, 2026

  USPTO Spurns Nintendo Pokémon Patent After Reexam

  The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has found that a patent granted to Nintendo and Pokémon allowing players to summon a character in a video game was not valid in light of prior art, in a case that's raised concerns in the video game industry.

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