‘With Respect,’ 5th Circuit Sends Patent Fraud Case Back To Federal Circuit

Mealey's (February 21, 2019, 11:24 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A 2018 finding by the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that allegations that a patent owner committed fraud upon the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office belong in the Fifth Circuit was rejected “with respect” by the Fifth Circuit on Feb. 15 (Xitronix Corp. v. KLA-Tencor Corp., No. 18-50114, 5th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 4672)....