The Federal Circuit’s Ollnova Decision Sharpens the Rules for Patent Verdict Forms and § 101 Jury Instructions

How much precision do patent jury verdict forms require? And how should district courts instruct juries on the factual issues underlying Section 101 patent eligibility? In Ollnova Technologies Ltd. v. ecobee Technologies ULC, Nos. 2025-1045, -1046 (Fed. Cir. June 4, 2026), the Federal Circuit addressed both questions and, in doing so, vacated an infringement verdict and $11.5 million damages award.

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