Apple, Google fail in legal challenge against patent review rule

Apple, Google, and a number of other tech companies have failed to convince a court that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's rule denying some inter partes reviews of patents is illegal.A gavel [Pexels]Apple, along with Google, Cisco, Intel, and Edwards Lifesciences have repeatedly tried to get rid of the NHK-Fintiv rule implemented by the USPTO that allowed judges more leeway to deny petitions from companies for an inter-partes review (IPR.)The latest attempt resulted in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denying the companies' motion for summary judgment, siding instead with the USPTO, reports Reuters. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums