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Opinion · Chicagoby Dennis Crouch In a comprehensive 24-page opinion that may reshape intellectual property enforcement against foreign online merchants, Judge Kness of the Northern District of Illinois has systematically dismantled the already weak doctrinal foundations of "Schedule A" litigation in Eicher Motors Limited v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule "A", No. 25-cv-02937 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 8, 2025). The decision represe…Read Article
[Opinion] After "Schedule A": The Cross-Border IP Enforcement Gap
Apple · Wacoby Dennis Crouch After a second trip to the Federal Circuit and back, Fintiv, Inc. v. Apple Inc. (W.D. Tex. No. 1:21-cv-00896-ADA) has ended with a final judgment for Apple. On August 7, 2025, Judge Alan Albright granted summary judgment of noninfringement on most of the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,843,125, finding that Fintiv failed to identify any actual “widget” in Apple’s accused mobile wallet products as required by the claims. Fi…Read Article
Fintiv Patent Case Against Apple Ends; Fintiv RICO case Against Apple Begins
United States · United Statesby Dennis Crouch In a decision that should provide welcome clarity for mechanical device patents, the Federal Circuit reversed a district court's dismissal of patent infringement claims involving automated exercise equipment, holding that claims incorporating an electric motor to automate previously manual dumbbell weight selection are not directed to abstract ideas under Alice step one. PowerBlock Holdings, Inc. v. iFit, Inc., No. 24-1177 (Fed.…Read Article
