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Money & Corp · Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Oct 1, 2026 · 25-1446 · Appeal

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Can a patent cover what's impossible?

A tech company claims its innovation was copied by a major electronics firm.

TL;DR

  1. 1Satius Holding sued Samsung, claiming a patent infringement.
  2. 2Samsung argued the patent claims were impossible to fulfill and not valid.
  3. 3The court had to decide if scientific impossibilities make the patent invalid.

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