VirnetX Appeals To Federal Circuit, Disputes Prior Art Ruling By Board

Mealey's (June 2, 2017, 9:42 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A finding by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that prior art qualified as a “printed publication” within the meaning of the Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. § 102(b), came under fire in a recent brief filed with the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (VirnetX Inc. v. Apple Inc., Nos. 2017-1131, -1132, -1186, -1274, -1275, -1276, -1291, Fed. Cir.)....