Intellectual Property
Feb. 24, 2014
Federal Circuit keeps authority to determine patent claim terms
A federal appellate court retained its authority on a key patent litigation issue by determining Friday that a district court's interpretation of patent claims must be reviewed by the appellate court as a legal issue.




Daily Journal Staff Writer
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit retained its authority on a key patent litigation issue by determining on Friday that a district court's interpretation of patent claims must be reviewed by the appellate court as a legal issue.
Lighting Ballast Control LLC, a subsidiary of Newport Beach-based patent holding company Acacia Research Corp., had argued that the Federal Circuit should onl...
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