Tech Firm To High Court: Federal Circuit Can Review PTAB Patent Determinations

Mealey's (November 17, 2017, 12:20 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Opposing Google LLC’s petition for certiorari in a Nov. 9 brief, a mobile technology firm tells the U.S. Supreme Court that, per the America Invents Act (AIA), the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has authority to review and reverse patent ineligibility determinations by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) made during a covered business method (CBM) review (Google LLC  v. Unwired Planet LLC., No. 17-357, U.S. Sup.)....