Federal Circuit: Patent Board De-institution Not Appealable

Mealey's (March 17, 2021, 1:41 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an opinion issued March 16, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rejected an appeal by Sling TV LLC and others of a decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to de-institute inter partes review (IPR) of a video streaming patent....