Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation v. Apple Inc., No. 22-1884 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 28, 2024)

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Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (“WARF”) ap- peals two final judgments of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin in Case No s. 14 -cv-062 (“WARF I”) and 15-cv-621 (“WARF II”). Wis. Alumni Rsch. Found. v. Apple, Inc., No. 14 -cv-062, No. 15 -cv-621, 2022 WL 2080153 (W.D. Wis. May 10, 2022) , J.A. 1‒13. With respect to WARF I , the district court denied WARF’s re- quest to pursue an abandoned doctrine-of-equivalents the- ory and entered judgment in favor of Apple Inc. (“Apple”) of noninfringement of U.S. Patent No.