Litigation

SoftView, LLC v. Apple, Inc.

affirmed

23-1006

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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Filed: 2022-10-04

Patents at issue (1)

Plaintiffs (1)

π SoftView, LLC

Defendants (1)

Δ Apple, Inc.

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Appeal filed October 4, 2022 from PTAB reexamination decisions involving US 7,831,926; PatSnap reports the Federal Circuit affirmed.

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Further reading

Obviousness under § 103
Most patented inventions are combinations of existing ideas. The modern KSR standard makes those combinations easier to attack than they used to be.
Patent term and expiration
Patents don't last forever. They don't even reliably last 20 years. The expiration date that actually matters depends on the earliest filing date, the maintenance schedule, and any USPTO or FDA delays the patent owner can claim back.
What is a patent troll?
Patent trolls are companies whose business is suing other companies. They make nothing, sell nothing, and add nothing — they collect old patents and use them to extract settlements from companies that actually do things.
What to do if you get a patent demand letter
A patent demand letter is a request for money, not a court order. The plaintiff's leverage is your fear; preparation removes it.
Most-litigated US patents: 12 patents that defined the patent troll era
If a demand letter lands on your desk citing one of these, you are not the first. The campaign playbook is on file. The defenses other defendants used are public record.

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