The U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board rules all challenged claims in Feit Electric’s white filament LED patent unpatentable, siding with LEDVANCE after its Inter Partes Review petition. Orion Energy Systems lands a second multimillion-dollar data center order from a major global hyperscaler just three months after its first, and CEDIA 2026 spotlights the growing convergence of lighting, controls, and smart home integration.

IESNYC, DLFNY, WILD, and IALDNY call on New York City’s lighting community to submit creative work for the 2026 Moonlighting Exhibition by 18 September. Govee unveils AI-powered smart lighting at IFA 2026 including a mood-responsive Sky Ceiling Light, and Stephen Zhou of MW Connect explores how Bluetooth NLC and open standards can unite lighting and HVAC in a new Lighting Controls Podcast episode.

Casambi announces Ron Marciss as Executive VP of Sales for North America, bringing decades of lighting controls experience to strengthen the company’s agency partner network. Signify expands Philips Hue with AI-powered automations, Nanoleaf and Sonos integrations, and new products. Light Forms and Park Lighting Design transform Baltic Works in Gateshead with bespoke linear lighting, neon, and Casambi controls.

IoT Innovations — what Randy diplomatically calls a “non-practicing entity” — has sued Signify over six patents targeting its Philips Hue, WiZ, and Interact ecosystems. Jeff Bristol, well known in the industry, joins MeshConnect Controls as Chief Commercial Officer bringing 30 years of lighting and controls experience, and Dialight heads to the 2026 PCIC Conference in Philadelphia to showcase its hazardous and industrial LED solutions.

Zachary Pearson of Fisher Marantz Stone brings a next-generation focus to his role as IESNYC President, prioritizing education, emerging professionals, and community engagement. DarkSky’s Under One Sky 2026 virtual conference offers 24 hours of global discussions on protecting the night, and IES hosts its Light for Life Commissioning symposium on 8 October with four continuing education credits available.

Randy attended the federal Markman hearing in Signify’s patent case against ETI, where key lighting terms like “heat sink,” “housing,” and “downlight module” were debated — decisions that could significantly shape the infringement dispute. Jennifer Chronister joins BIOS Lighting to grow the brand’s human-centric lighting story, and ETC names David Hilton as VP of Sales as Mark Vassallo retires after 28 years.

Halco Lighting Technologies opens a new distribution facility in Dayton, New Jersey to improve delivery times and same-day shipping across the Northeast. The 2027 IESNYC Lumen Awards open submissions through 8 January for designers connected to the New York City metropolitan area, and Lodes introduces Non Random, a spherical suspension lamp in three sizes and six finishes for residential, hospitality, and commercial spaces.

Cence Power is centralizing AC-to-DC conversion to reduce drivers, conduit, and maintenance across hospitals, data centers, and commercial buildings. Glamox reports stable Q2 revenues with 10.9% Marine, Offshore & Wind growth offsetting weaker building markets, and LEDucation 2027 opens its call for speakers with proposals due 15 September for virtual and in-person sessions in New York City.

ArchLIGHT Summit announces it will move from September to June beginning in 2027, overlapping with Lightovation at Dallas Market Center for a week of commercial, architectural, and residential lighting. Glamox supplies 900+ specialized marine lights for Taiwan’s Formosa 4 offshore wind farm, and Pharos Architectural Controls brings flexible lighting control to Montreal’s historic Maisonneuve Library.

Randy travels to Gainesville, Georgia to attend the Signify vs ETI Markman hearing — a contentious courtroom session where attorneys argued over key term definitions, with a full article coming later this week. The September issue of Designing Lighting is out featuring a 1,300-fixture landscape transformation and a moving story about a war-damaged Ukrainian bridge stitched together with light, and the IES26 Illumination Awards drew nearly 600 submissions and a sold-out gala of 340 attendees.