Facebook, Instagram Lose Bid For CBM Patent Review

By Kelcee Griffis (April 14, 2017, 7:05 PM EDT) -- The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has held that four patents covering media file playback are not eligible for review under the America Invents Act's covered business method program, saying the owner was not wrong to strike finance-related elements from the patents once Facebook Inc. and Instagram LLC challenged them....

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