Divided Federal Circuit Rules Against Amazon, Upholds Patent Board

Mealey's (November 19, 2018, 11:26 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Patent Trial and Appeal Board did not err in construing a disputed claim term as it appears in a communications decryption patent, nor in rejecting allegations of anticipation and obviousness by Amazon.com Inc. in an inter partes review (IPR), a panel majority of the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Nov. 16 (ZitoVault LLC v. Amazon.com Inc., No. 17-2147, Fed. Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 32431)....