Patent Damages

Federal Circuit's Exafer v. Microsoft Ruling Reshapes Patent Damages in Cloud Computing Cases

The Federal Circuit's decision in Exafer Ltd. v. Microsoft Corp. fundamentally changes how patent damages are calculated in cloud computing cases. The court ruled that using "unaccused VM hours" as a...

Federal Circuit Rejects Microsoft's Daubert Challenge in Exafer Patent Case

The Federal Circuit's March 6, 2026 decision in Exafer Ltd. v. Microsoft Corp. establishes that courts cannot use Daubert standards as a shortcut to eliminate patent damages theories simply because...

Microsoft Azure Patent Win Overturned: Federal Circuit Reverses Exafer Damages Ruling

Microsoft's recent courtroom victory in a patent challenge to its Azure networking infrastructure has been overturned by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, sending shockwaves through...