PTAB Failed To Explain Inconsistent IPR Decisions, Federal Circuit Rules

( July 15, 2026, 3:45 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel vacated a decision from the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that Google LLC failed to show that a technology company’s patent was invalid as obvious, holding that PTAB adopted a claim construction without allowing Google a meaningful opportunity to respond when considering a patent describing voice-controlled web browsing....