Federal Express v. Qualcomm (Fed. Cir., April 29, 2026) 2024-1236
This episode is about a 2026 decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit regarding a patent dispute between Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) and Qualcomm Incorporated. FedEx appealed a ruling from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board which had invalidated parts of a FedEx patent for a sensor-based logistics system. The court determined that it lacked the authority to review FedEx’s procedural challenge concerning the disclosure of real parties in interest because such matters are tied to the non-appealable decision to initiate review. However, the court vacated the…
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