A ruling by the full Federal Circuit invited greater scrutiny of patent damages testimony, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's acting director established new criteria for rejecting patent challenges. Here's a look at the top patent decisions from the first half of 2025.

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Lashify v. ITC

This March decision by the Federal Circuit has the potential to clear the way for more companies to bring intellectual property cases at the U.S. International Trade Commission, by overturning limits on the type of investments that permit a litigant to file suit at the trade body.

"The Lashify case is certainly the most significant case to come out about the ITC in quite a while," said Andrew Kopsidas of Blank Rome LLP.

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"The Biggest Patent Rulings Of 2025: A Midyear Report," by Ryan Davis, was published in Law360 on July 2, 2025.