This week in Other Barks and Bites: the D.C. Court of Appeals finds that the Administrative Procedures Act waives sovereign immunity in the context of copyright rule promulgation; the U.S. Chamber of Commerce calls out Bernie Sanders for abusive subpoenas targeting a pharmaceutical executive at Novo Nordisk; and more.
As discussed previously on this blog (see "USPTO Proposed Rule Change to Terminal Disclaimer Practice" and "The USPTO's Proposed Terminal Disclaimer Rule: A Litigator's Perspective").
Apple: The patent office s Patent Trial and Appeal Board allows petitioners to challenge the validity of specific patents. The process, known as inter partes review (IPR), is often used by big tech companies that are frequently targeted with patent lawsuits to contest patents they are accused of infringing.
Apple and VirnetX were locked in a 14-year-long court battle over the latter s internet-security patents, a case which has seen several trials and appeals. The jury awarded VirnetX $502.8 million in 2020 after a separate jury determined that Apple s iPhones and iPads infringed patents related to virtual private networks.
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