Mealey's (November 30, 2020, 7:15 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a nonconfidential, redacted reply brief filed Nov. 16 with the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, a patent owner said a recent brief by Apple Inc. that urges the court to uphold a stipulation of noninfringement makes clear that a California federal judge abused his discretion when he denied a motion to amend the underlying infringement contentions (DSS Technology Management Inc. v. Apple Inc., No. 20-1570, Fed. Cir.)....