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  1. April 01, 2024

    Apple, Intel Again Lose Fintiv APA Challenge In Calif. Court

    A California federal judge on Sunday ended Big Tech's coordinated challenge to Patent Trial and Appeal Board precedent that allows its judges to discretionarily deny patent reviews based on how proposed reviews overlap with related litigation in other forums.

  2. September 22, 2023

    Patent Office Has Authority Over Petitions, Court Told

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has asked a federal court in California to rule the agency has the authority to tell patent judges what petitions they can take without having to go through the whole rulemaking process, seeking to sink a legal challenge from tech companies like Apple and Google.

  3. August 18, 2023

    Tech Giants, Edwards Lifesciences Fight Fintiv In Calif. Court

    Several tech giants and artificial heart valve manufacturer Edwards Lifesciences have urged a California federal court to stop the Patent Trial and Appeal Board from denying patent petitions based on looming trial dates, about a week after two of those companies also raised the issue to the U.S. Supreme Court.

  4. January 03, 2022

    Patent Cases To Watch In 2022

    The U.S. Supreme Court may consider whether a car part is a law of nature that can't be patented, and multiple courts are mulling the extent of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's discretionary powers. Here's what you need to know about these and other high-profile patent cases.

  5. November 10, 2021

    Fintiv Rule Fight To Continue After Tech Challenge Fails

    The battle over Patent Trial and Appeal Board denials of patent reviews based on looming district court trials is far from over despite Wednesday's dismissal of a challenge by the tech industry, with the focus shifting to further appeals, potential legislation and the next patent office director.

  6. November 10, 2021

    Tech Giants Strike Out In Suit Attacking PTAB Denials

    A California federal judge on Wednesday threw out a suit by Apple, Google and other tech companies challenging the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's practice of denying patent reviews due to looming trials in district court, ruling the case is barred by the America Invents Act.

  7. July 15, 2021

    USPTO Says US Inventor's Fintiv Loss Also Hurts Tech Suit

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is trying to use a new Eastern District of Texas ruling to block Apple and others from challenging the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's practice of denying patent reviews because of looming trials in parallel district court litigation.

  8. July 07, 2021

    5 Patent Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2021

    The U.S. Supreme Court will be deciding later this year whether to take up a highly controversial patent eligibility case, while a California federal court mulls whether discretionary denial precedent at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board is legal. Here are five cases in patent attorneys' sights for the rest of the year.

  9. June 29, 2021

    Tech Giants Say TransUnion Ruling Backs PTAB Review Fight

    Apple and other tech giants have hit back at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's argument that a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling supports dismissing the companies' challenge of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's practice of denying patent reviews based on parallel district court litigation, saying that the ruling actually favors them.

  10. June 28, 2021

    USPTO Cites TransUnion Ruling To Toss PTAB Reviews Suit

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is trying to use a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling to back its argument that Apple and others can't challenge the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's practice of denying patent reviews because of looming trials in parallel district court litigation.

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