US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Rule Changes

Affirmed that alumina-bearing bricks are outside the orders

On November 10, the Commerce Department opened a country-wide inquiry into whether Chinese refractory bricks containing a small amount of alumina are dodging antidumping and countervailing duties on magnesia carbon bricks. The question is narrow: does adding more than zero but less than five percent alumina by weight change the product enough to escape the order?

Updated Yesterday

Rule Changes

As of October 2026: Reversed summary judgment, revived the case

A San Diego jury ordered Apple to pay Taction Technology $5.72 billion on September 25 for infringing two haptic-feedback patents used in iPhones and Apple Watches. At $5,721,961,750, it is the largest patent verdict in US history.

Updated Oct 1