A decision from the Federal Circuit published February 1, 2022 vacated a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision finding claims in a Qualcomm patent unpatentable. Apple had challenged Qualcomm’s claims as being obvious over applicant admitted prior art (AAPA)…
Patent owners have lost another potential appeal argument relating to Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decisions after a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. In Thryv, Inc. v. Click-To-Call Technologies, LP the Supreme Court held that PTAB decisions…
On June 19th, the US Patent Office issued its ten millionth patent, to Raytheon, just over three years after it issued the ninth millionth patent to WiperFill Holdings, LLC. It took 200 years for the total number of U.S. patents…
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