Federal Circuit Upholds Patent Board Ruling In Favor Of Caltech

Mealey's (March 6, 2020, 9:07 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a March 5 summary affirmance, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals left intact a final written decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that rejected allegations by Apple Inc. that a California Institute of Technology (Caltech) patent is obvious (Apple Inc. v. California Institute of Technology, Nos. 19-1580, -1581, Fed. Cir.)....