(August 2, 2021, 4:06 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals erred in dismissing its appeal of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (PTO) decision to not institute inter partes review (IPR) of disputed patent claims, Apple Inc. tells the U.S. Supreme Court in a July 26 petition for certiorari, with the company arguing that the so-called NHK-Fintiv Rule, under which its quests for IPR and appeal were denied, runs counter to the very purposes of IPR....