Big Tech Loses Fintiv APA Challenge At Fed. Circ.

By Dani Kass ( February 13, 2026, 6:44 PM EST) -- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office precedent allowing Patent Trial and Appeal Board petitions to be denied based on the timing of related litigation falls well within the director's discretionary authority, the Federal Circuit said Friday in rejecting an appeal from Apple, Cisco, Google and Intel....

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