Appeals Court Won’t Order Transfer of Patent Case Against Apple

Apple Inc. will have to defend against an ex-PayPal security researcher’s patent infringement claims in the Western District of Texas after the Federal Circuit ruled Monday that the lower court didn’t abuse its discretion in denying a transfer to a California federal court.

Carbyne Biometrics LLC alleged that the tech giant infringed biometric authentication and fraud prevention patents relating to Secure Enclave and Apple Cash, respectively. The lower court concluded that the willing witness factor weighed against transfer because five Apple employees in Austin were knowledgeable about the relevant hardware and server-side aspects of the accused products. On review ...