Two seasoned litigators from Irell & Manella LLP have taken the initiative in the legal sector by submitting a brief pleading for the U.S. Supreme Court’s input on patent standards. The appeal was filed on behalf of their client, Realtime, following the invalidation of its data compression patents under Alice while involved in a dispute with Fortinet.
Attorneys representing Realtime believe that the U.S. Supreme Court’s guidance is pivotal in this ongoing patent standards review. Their appeal is grounded in the concern that the standards applied to determine the validity of Realtime’s patents may have far-reaching effects on innovation and patent law interpretation moving forward.
The eventual decision by the U.S. Supreme Court could have profound implications on future patent disputes and the way patent law is interpreted in the United States. The detailed circumstances surrounding the appeal and the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision can be found by reading the original report at Law360.