Supreme Court Rejects Intel’s Bid for Review of Patent Rule

The U.S. Supreme Court denied another bid—this time, Intel Corp.’s—for review of a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rule that makes it harder to start patent challenges.

Intel challenged the agency’s NHK-Fintiv rule, a much-debated practice that allows the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to deny review because of a parallel infringement case. Intel also sought review of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s refusal to hear appeals of denied petitions.

The Federal Circuit has rejected attempts to review PTAB decisions, saying it lacks the jurisdiction because the decisions are unreviewable appeals to institute inter partes ...