Federal Circuit Reinstates Apple Declaratory Judgment Patent Complaint

Mealey's (April 20, 2022, 9:21 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A California federal judge misread precedent as imposing a “bright-line rule” that licensing, settlement and related communication between a patent owner and a purported infringer cannot form the basis for personal jurisdiction, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled April 18 in a win for Apple Inc....