Apple, Fintiv Wallet App Patent Suit Dismissed Day of Trial

A Texas federal judge dismissed Apple Inc. and a patent owner’s nearly seven-year legal battle the same day a trial was scheduled to start over the disputed mobile wallet software.

Apple and developer Fintiv Inc. individually sought dismissals over the weekend, according to an order filed Monday in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas. Judge Alan Albright granted Apple’s motion to dismiss which accused Fintiv of failing to inform the technology giant of plans to dismiss the case so that the patent owner could pursue appellate rights.

Fintiv sued Apple in December 2018, alleging it infringed ...