A.L.M. Holding Co. v. Zydex Industries (Fed. Cir., May 19, 2026) 2025-1317
This episode concerns a legal opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit addressing whether a patent owner retains Article III standing after granting an exclusive license to another party. The case involves A.L.M. Holding Company and Ergon Asphalt, who appealed a lower court's dismissal of their infringement suit against Zydex Industries. The appellate court reversed the dismissal, determining that the plaintiffs kept sufficient exclusionary rights to satisfy constitutional requirements. Specifically, the court found that the plaintiffs' retained right to sue…
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