USPTO Tells Fed. Circ. 'Settled Expectations' Is Constitutional

By Ryan Davis · August 20, 2026, 6:29 PM EDT

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has urged the Federal Circuit to reject Google's constitutional challenge to the office's "settled expectations" policy of taking the age of patents into account when...

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Case Information

Case Title

Cellular South Inc v. Google, LLC

Case Number

4:25-cv-01487

Court

California Northern

Nature of Suit

Patent

Date Filed

February 13, 2025


Case Title

Google LLC v. Cellular South, Inc.

Case Number

26-1519

Court

Appellate - Federal Circuit

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

March 16, 2026