(February 18, 2016, 12:36 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to a petition of a lawsuit alleging violations of the Vermont Consumer Protection Act (VCPA), patent-holding entity MPHJ Technology Investments LLC in a Jan. 29 brief asks the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the State of Vermont’s appeal over whether an appellate court incorrectly expanded its jurisdiction under the America Invents Act (AIA) when it sent a suit the state is waging against the company back to state court (State of Vermont v. MPHJ Technology Investments LLC, No. 15-838, U.S. Sup.)....