Divided Panel Affirms Remote Gambling Patent Claim Is Nonobvious

Mealey's (July 29, 2020, 1:49 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a July 29 divided ruling, a panel majority of the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rejected an inter partes review (IPR) petitioner's assertion that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) when it relied on arguments not made by the patent owner in its responses to the board (FanDuel Inc. v. Interactive Games LLC, No. 19-1393, Fed. Cir.)....