Board Determination Of Patentability Vacated, Remanded By Panel

Mealey's (November 15, 2018, 11:47 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Facebook Inc. and its subsidiary WhatsApp Inc. on Nov. 14 prevailed before the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which agreed that a rejection by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of their allegations of patent obviousness was error (WhatsApp Inc., et al. v. TriPlay Inc., Nos. 17-2549, -2551, Fed. Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 32198)....