In a recent development, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has chosen to review the chip patents of Force Mos Technology. As reported byLaw360, PTAB stressed that it will not adhere to a precedent established in 2020 to discretionarily dismiss patent challenges made by Inergy Technology Inc.
This decision seems to be influenced by an impending district court trial, and the fact that the petitions raised by Inergy present what PTAB describes as ‘compelling evidence of unpatentability’. The implications of this review could have noteworthy consequences, not just for Force Mos and Inergy, but also for others in the industry who are following the case closely.