Mealey's (November 7, 2018, 11:34 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a Nov. 6 order, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals agreed with a patent owner that an inter partes review (IPR) petition should have been rejected by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board as untimely pursuant to Section 315(b) of the America Invents Act (AIA), 35 U.S.C. § 315(b) (Voltstar Technologies Inc. v. Superior Communications Inc., No. 18-2093, Fed. Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 31334)....