Aging Patents on Shaky Ground: Federal Circuit Reviews Alsup Ruling

A consortium of patent lawyers and small startups have raised concerns before the Federal Circuit, in response to a ruling last year from U.S. District Judge William Alsup. The crux of contention lies in a patent lawsuit filed by the speaker manufacturer, Sonos, which was dismissed by Judge Alsup on grounds of being too “ancient”, “sad” and “wrong”. This surprising dismissal has sounded alarm bells in the patent defense landscape, particularly for those in possession of older patents.
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