In Win For Apple, Texas Federal Judge Declares Patent Unenforceable

Mealey's (August 6, 2021, 2:05 PM EDT) -- MARSHALL, Texas — In an Aug. 5 memorandum supporting his findings of fact and conclusions of law, a federal judge in Texas said patented encryption technology allegedly infringed by Apple Inc. is not enforceable under the doctrine of prosecution laches because the patent owner engaged in “a conscious and egregious misuse of the statutory patent system.”  ...