In May 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a pivotal decision in Snaprays (SnapPower) v. Light Defense Group (LDG) that reshaped how patent owners enforce their rights using third-party platforms like Amazon. The ruling reversed a district court’s dismissal of a declaratory judgment suit, finding that a patent owner’s use of Amazon’s Patent Evaluation Express (APEX) program exposed the patent owner to personal jurisdiction in an unexpected state.

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