7461353

The Federal Circuit partially vacated and remanded the PTAB's decision, upholding 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(d)(3)(i) for new/amended claims but ruling it does not apply to previously issued claims, affirming for amended claims and vacating for previously issued claims.

The PTAB found 18 of 319 claims in US Patent 7461353 unpatentable as obvious in this inter partes review, a decision summarily affirmed by the Federal Circuit, leading to the cancellation of the challenged claims.

This ex parte reexamination, requested by Apple and Motorola Mobility, was stayed pending an IPR, then reopened. SoftView LLC subsequently amended claims, which were initially deemed patentable over prior art.