Patent Board: ‘Compelling Merits’ In Netflix Petition Warrant Review

(November 8, 2023, 11:45 AM EST) -- ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Upon finding that Netflix Inc. demonstrated a reasonable likelihood that at least one challenged claim of a patent directed to rendering content on a wireless device is obvious, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board on Nov. 7 instituted inter partes review (IPR) despite finding that a majority of factors for a discretionary denial are satisfied by the patent owner....