Mealey's (November 9, 2015, 11:51 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A California federal judge properly dismissed allegations of patent infringement against Apple Inc., MusicMatch Inc. and Sony Network Entertainment International LLC on grounds of collateral estoppel, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Nov. 5 (Ho Keung Tse v. Apple Inc., et al., No. 15-1639, Fed. Cir.)....