( October 8, 2026, 11:38 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Texas federal judge erred by dismissing a third-party indemnification claim from a patent infringement suit as moot after the entry of summary judgment of noninfringement, a Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled; the panel vacated the judgment and remanded for further proceedings, noting that the parties agreed that dismissal for lack of supplemental jurisdiction by the district court would be appropriate....