HP Win on Remote-Power Patent Claims Sent Back by Fed. Cir. (1)

A verdict that Hewlett-Packard Co. didn’t infringe a remote-power patent was sent back by the Federal Circuit Thursday, after it found the lower court misinterpreted the patent.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit also gave HP a new opportunity to challenge the patent’s validity, finding the lower court wrongly blocked it from making some invalidity arguments.

The court’s opinion provides guidance on the scope of a rule that limits the arguments patent challengers can make after inter partes review at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Under the ruling, companies that join an existing review aren’t as ...