Supreme Court rejection of Google appeal bolsters patent office’s power to deny reviews

Companies facing patent infringement lawsuits will have to fight the claims in district court instead of relying on the U.S. The justices denied review of a writ of certiorari by Alphabet Inc.-owned Google LLC challenging a ruling by a U.S.

Patent and Trademark Office to invalidate older patents under inter partes review, based on a Monday ruling by the U.S.