Apple, Google Lose In Appeal Of Covered Business Method Patent Review

Mealey's (July 11, 2018, 1:49 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Patent Trial and Appeal Board applied an incorrect legal standard when determining that a patent qualifies as a covered business method (CBM), the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled July 11 (Apple Inc., et al., v. ContentGuard Holdings Inc., No. 16-2548, Fed. Cir.)....