Apple Patent Victories Upheld by Tribunal After Arthrex Remand

Two of Apple Inc.'s patent challenge wins against Personalized Media Communications were confirmed by an administrative tribunal after the cases were sent back by the Federal Circuit.

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board again found some claims of PMC’s US Patent No. 8,559,635 unpatentable as obvious, according to a final written decision. The cases were some of at least 100 PTAB decisions that were sent back to the board for review after the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s ruling in Arthrex Inc. v. Smith & Nephew Inc.

The appeals court had vacated and remanded the ...