Panel Hears Facebook Appeal Of Adverse Inter Partes Reviews By Board

Mealey's (August 16, 2019, 10:51 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — At oral arguments before the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 7, Facebook Inc. argued against findings of patentability by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in four inter partes reviews (IPRs) of patents relating to online communication, including through a “chat room”-like interface (Facebook Inc. v. Windy City Innovations LLC, No. 18-1400, Fed. Cir.)....