Arendi S.A.R.L. v. Apple Inc.

  1. August 15, 2016

    Fed. Circ. Highlights Peril Of Using 'Common Sense' At PTAB

    A Federal Circuit decision that faulted the Patent Trial and Appeal Board for invoking "common sense" to find that a patent asserted against Google was obvious illustrates the danger of using the expression in patent law and will require the PTAB to more rigorously explain obviousness rejections, attorneys say.

  2. August 10, 2016

    Fed. Circ. Axes 'Common Sense' PTAB Win For Google

    The Federal Circuit reversed a win that Google and Apple had secured at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board over the validity of a computer data patent, holding Wednesday that the board misapplied the use of "common sense" when invalidating the patent's asserted claims.

  3. July 07, 2016

    Apple Can't Win IP Row On 'Common Sense,' Fed. Circ. Told

    Apple improperly won a Patent Trial and Appeal Board challenge to Arendi S.A.R.L. computer data patents, the patent-holding company told a Federal Circuit panel Thursday, arguing the board can't substitute its own "common sense" in analyzing what experts thought would be obvious at the time of the invention.

  4. November 25, 2015

    Apple's PTAB Triumph Can't Stand, Arendi Tells Fed. Circ.

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board erred in invalidating an Arendi S.A.R.L. computer data patent challenged by Apple, Google and Motorola by basing its decision in part on "common sense" rather than on concrete evidence, the company told the Federal Circuit on Tuesday.

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