( August 18, 2025, 12:01 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A panel in the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a finding by the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) invalidating all claims of a patent related to data downloads in an inter partes review (IPR) sought by Apple Inc., agreeing with arguments made by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) as an intervenor after Apple withdrew from the appeal....