Federal Circuit Upholds Finding That Video Games Did Not Infringe Patent

Mealey's (April 10, 2018, 1:00 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amendments made by a patentee to overcome an anticipation rejection by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) limited the invention in such a way that accused products by Microsoft Corp. and others cannot infringe, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled April 9 (Richard Baker v. Microsoft Corp., et al., No. 17-2357, Fed. Cir.)....