Intel Wins Backing for High Court Review of Patent Board Rule

Carmaker and cable industry groups are joining Unified Patents LLC in supporting Intel Corp.‘s bid for U.S. Supreme Court review of a much-debated U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rule that makes it harder to initiate patent challenges.

Intel is challenging the agency’s Fintiv rule—which allows the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to deny review based on the state of a parallel infringement case—and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s refusal to hear appeals of denied petitions.

Unified Patents LLC, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, and Cable Television Laboratories Inc. argue in an amicus brief in support ...