Everstar Merchandise Co., Ltd., v. Willis Electric Co., Ltd., No. 2023-1686 (May 27, 2025) (nonprecedential); Patent No. 10,222,037

Key point:

• In an obviousness analysis, showing motivation to combine does not require a patent challenger to quantify the precise amount of benefit achieved by the proposed combination of the cited prior art.

Acufloor, LLC, v. Eventile, Inc., Forpac, LLC, No. 2023-1887 (May 28, 2025) (nonprecedential); Patent Nos. 10,704,274 and 10,513,857

Key point:

• Claim constructions cannot be based on drawings that are not explicitly made to scale.

Stylwan IP Holdings, LLC, v. Stress Engineering Services, Inc., Nos. 2023-1269 and 2023-1271 (May 27, 2025) (nonprecedential); Patent Nos. 7,231,320; 7,403,871; 8,050,874; 8,086,425; 8,428,910; and 8,831,894

Key point:

• When an intrinsic record (not necessarily the claims themselves) shows that the claimed invention autonomously performs the functions recited in the claims, construing the claim limitations to require autonomous functionality is proper.