Mealey's (December 2, 2019, 10:35 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a Nov. 27 per curiam, unsigned order, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals agreed with an appellee that its global settlement with an appellant of allegations that a patented sleep apnea breathing mask is infringed deprived the court of authority to consider the merits of a decision of patentability by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. v. ResMed Limited, No. 18-2262, Fed. Cir.)....