West Texas Shift in Apple-Fintiv Patent Fight Nixed at Fed. Cir.

Apple Inc. convinced the Federal Circuit to stop a West Texas judge from moving a patent case brought by Fintiv Inc. back to Waco for an upcoming trial.

Fintiv sued Apple in late 2018 in the Waco division of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. The case was later transferred to Austin. Apple filed a mandamus petition after U.S. District Judge Alan Albright decided to re-transfer the case back to Waco ahead of trial.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said the move was a clear abuse of discretion. Albright “inexplicably” failed to ...