By Adam Lidgett ( February 4, 2026, 7:10 PM EST) — The Federal Circuit on Wednesday endorsed a California federal judge’s decision that a NASA contractor doesn’t have to face a patent infringement suit from a pair of California men, given that its allegedly infringing use was authorized by the federal government….

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