Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Fed. Cir.

Definitive Holdings v. Powerteq, No. 24-1761 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 14, 2026)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 24-1761
Decided
April 14, 2026
Judge
Cunningham, J.
Document
Precedential Opinion
Length
18 pages

From the Opinion

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Definitive Holdings, LLC (“Definitive”) sued Powert eq LLC (“Powerteq”) for infringement of patent claims relat- ing to reprogramming engine controllers. The Unite d States District Court for the District of Utah gran ted Powerteq’s motion for summary judgment of invalidity un- der the pre-America Invents Act (“AIA”) version of 35 U.S.C. § 102(b). Definitive Holdings, LLC v. Powerteq LLC , 731 F. Supp. 3d 1243, 1251–62 (D. Utah 2024) (“ De- cision ”).