(September 28, 2016, 11:57 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A covered business method (CBM) review of an interactive video distribution patent correctly ended in findings of patent invalidity under 35 U.S. Code Section 102, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Sept. 26 (Intertainer Inc. v. Hulu LLC, No. 15-2065, Fed. Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 17452).

(Decision available. Document #16-161003-017Z.)

According to the appellate panel of Circuit Judges Sharon Prost, Raymond Chen and Kara F. Stoll, the claim constructions adopted by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board “correctly capture the...