Appeals Court Questions Lack Of Joinder In Dispute Over Antenna Patent

Mealey's (October 8, 2020, 12:24 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an Oct. 7 opinion, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals declined to weigh in on a claim construction dispute, finding instead that a New Hampshire federal judge was possibly led down an “unnecessary path” by a patent plaintiff and defendant because the case may be “predicated on an impermissible theory of liability” (AntennaSys Inc. v. AQYR Technologies Inc., No. 19-2244, Fed. Cir.)....