patent damages

The Federal Circuit’s March 6, 2026 decision in Exafer Ltd. v. Microsoft Corp. is an important reminder that Daubert does not create a shortcut to wipe out patent damages theories simply because they use a product-based royalty base. In a precedential opinion, the court reversed a district...

Microsoft’s courtroom win over a patent challenge to its Azure networking stack has been short‑lived: the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reversed a Western District of Texas ruling that had struck Exafer Ltd.’s damages testimony and then entered summary judgment of no damages...