Federal Circuit Ignores Precedent, Applies Collateral Estoppel

In mCom IP, LLC v. City National Bank of Florida (Fed. Cir. May 15, 2026), the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court decision dismissing mCom&rsquo;s patent infringement complaint under Rule 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim, on the basis that the asserted claims of mCom&rsquo;s U.S. Patent No. 8,862,508 (relating to electronic banking systems) were not materially different from claims of…