Tech Firm To High Court: Federal Circuit Misapplied Alice In Apple ITunes Suit

Mealey's (December 1, 2017, 8:43 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Seeking review of a Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that reversed a judgment ruling in its favor, a Texas tech firm tells the U.S. Supreme Court in a Nov. 9 petition for certiorari that a panel incorrectly applied the patent eligibility test of Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l in deeming its patents abstract and not patent-eligible (Smartflash LLC, et al. v. Apple Inc., No. 17-697, U.S. Sup.)....