Appeals court kicks back ITC decision in Apple case against Motorola
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has given Apple new life in its patent claims against Google-owned Motorola Mobility.
The court on Wednesday partially vacated a March 2012 U.S. International Trade Commission decision that Motorola did not infringe three touchscreen-related patents held by Apple. The court has ordered the USITC to reexamine its decision in two of the three patents, patent No. 7,663,607 on a multipoint touchscreen, and patent No. 7,812,828 on an ellipse fitting for multitouch surfaces.
The court declined to reverse the USITC’s decision on seven Apple claims related to the ‘607 patent, but remanded the case in one claim.
An Apple didn't immediately respond to a request for comment on the court's decision. A Motorola spokesman said the court's decision "paves the way for the ITC to find that Apple's remaining claims are invalid and that our products don't infringe."
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