Federal Circuit: PTAB Again Misinterprets Applicant Admitted Prior Art Standard

( April 25, 2025, 11:36 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the second time, a Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel sent a patent dispute between Qualcomm Inc. and Apple Inc. back to the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), with the panel finding that the PTAB again misinterpreted a provision in the Patent Act involving applicant admitted prior art (AAPA)....