Under § 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, a debtor-licensor's "rejection" of a contract operated as a breach of the contract and not as a rescission, the Supreme Court held May 20, 2019. Mission Product Holdings Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC, US, No. 17-1657, 5/22/2019.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on May 13, 2019, held that AVX Corp., a manufacturer of electronic components, did not have standing to challenge the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB) decision not to invalidate a competitor’s patent. AVX Corp. v. Presidio Components, Inc., Fed. Cir., No. 2018-1106, 5/13/19.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on May 15, 2019, invalidated two of Horizon Therapeutics PLC’s patents for arthritis pain reliever drug Vimovo.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) on May 9, 2019, affirmed an International Trade Commission (Commission) finding that “Swagway” hoverboards infringed Segway Inc.'s trademarks. Swagway, LLC v. Int’l Trade Comm’n, Fed. Cir., No. 18-1672, 5/9/19.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on May 9, 2019, issued a notice concerning modifying its patent term adjustment procedures in view of the decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) in Supernus Pharm., Inc. v. Iancu (Supernus).