Intellectual Property
Feb. 16, 2024
US appeals court revives patent infringement lawsuit against Meta
U.S. District Judge William H. Alsup in San Francisco erred in granting summary judgment to the social media giant by misinterpreting some patent terms and wrongly applying collateral estoppel, the three-judge panel unanimously held.




Meta Platforms Inc. cannot escape infringement claims brought by an Amsterdam patent licensing company as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit revived the lawsuit on Thursday.
U.S. District Judge William H. Alsup in San Francisco erred in granting summary judgment to the social media giant by misinterpreting some patent terms and wrongly applying collateral estoppel, the three-judge panel unanimously held. Collateral estoppel...
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