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標題[新聞] 蘋果與 Google 針對美國專利審查政策的法
時間Sat Feb 14 04:56:42 2026
原文標題：Apple, Google again lose court challenge to US patent review policy
原文連結：
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發布時間：February 14, 202612:56 AM GMT+8
記者署名：Blake Brittain
原文內容：
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday turned away a challenge from Apple (AAPL.O), Google (GOOGL.O), Intel (INTC.O), Cisco Systems (CSCO.O), and Edwards Lifesciences (EW.N) to a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office action that reduced the number of patent-validity reviews at the agency.
路透社華盛頓 2 月 13 日電 —— 美國一家上訴法院週五駁回了蘋果（Apple）、Google、英特爾（Intel）、思科（Cisco Systems）及愛德華生命科學（Edwards Lifesciences）提出的挑戰。這些公司此前針對美國專利商標局（USPTO）一項減少該機構「專利有效性審查」數量的做法提起訴訟。
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected the companies' request to block an internal rule that gave the agency's judges greater discretion to deny "inter partes review" petitions, which are often used by big tech companies to invalidate patents they are accused of infringing.
美國聯邦巡迴上訴法院拒絕了這些公司的請求，不予攔阻一項內部規則。該規則賦予專利局法官更大的裁量權，去拒絕「多方複審」（inter partes review）的申請。這類複審程序常被大型科技公司用來宣告那些指控其侵權的專利無效。
Spokespeople for the USPTO, Intel and Cisco declined to comment on the decision. Spokespeople for the other companies did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
美國專利商標局、英特爾與思科的發言人拒絕對此裁決發表評論。其他公司的發言人則未立即回應置評請求。
The inter partes review process at the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board is popular with companies that are frequently targeted with patent lawsuits. An internal rule that gave the agency's judges greater discretion to deny review petitions "dramatically reduced access" to the process, the companies told the appeals court.
美國專利商標局轄下「專利審判與上訴委員會」（PTAB）的多方複審程序，深受經常面臨專利訴訟的公司歡迎。這些公司告訴上訴法院，這項賦予法官更大權限拒絕複審申請的內部規則，「大幅減少了使用」該程序的管道。
The companies sued the PTO in the California federal court in 2020 over the rule, arguing it violated federal law and undermined the role the inter partes review plays in "protecting a strong patent system."
這些公司於 2020 年在加州聯邦法院起訴專利局，指控該規則違反聯邦法律，並削弱了多方複審在「保護強健專利體系」中所扮演的角色。
The California court dismissed the case in 2021, citing U.S. Supreme Court rulings that Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions on whether to review inter partes review petitions cannot be appealed.
加州法院於 2021 年駁回了此案，理由是援引美國最高法院的裁定，即專利審判與上訴委員會對於「是否對多方複審申請進行審查」的決定是不得上訴的。
The Federal Circuit revived the companies' lawsuit in 2023. The appeals court had found then that the agency may have failed to go through a required public notice-and-comment process before making the rule.
聯邦巡迴法院在 2023 年重啟了這些公司的訴訟。上訴法院當時發現，該機構在制定該規則前，可能未按規定執行必要的「公眾公告與評論」程序。
The California court rejected the companies' challenge again in 2024. A three-judge Federal Circuit panel on Friday affirmed the court's ruling that notice and comment were not necessary because the internal rule was only a "general statement of policy."
加州法院在 2024 年再次駁回了這些公司的挑戰。聯邦巡迴法院的一個三人法官小組週五維持了該法院的裁定，認為公告與評論程序並非必要，因為該內部規則僅屬於「一般性政策聲明」。
The case is Apple Inc. v. Squires, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 24-1864.
本案案號為：Apple Inc. v. Squires，美國聯邦巡迴上訴法院，編號 24-1864。
For the companies: Mark Fleming of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr
For the USPTO: Weili Shaw of the U.S. Department of Justice
代表公司方：Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr 律師事務所的 Mark Fleming。
代表美國專利商標局：美國司法部的 Weili Shaw。
心得/評論：最近七巨頭的股價真的不太優，今天更是明顯，而且最近利空感覺有變多，99MAGS= =
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1F：推 abc12812 : 這對有專利的公司是利多吧 02/14 06:17
2F：推 pokemongo : 這對專利蟑螂是利多 02/14 06:56
3F：推 poeoe : IPR是成本較低用來對付NPE的程序 現在這樣是NPE利多 02/14 08:43
4F：→ maskwill : 實際上就是一堆低端專利 被不懂得法院判定有效 02/14 09:26
5F：推 Chilloutt : 爽死專利蟑螂 02/14 09:33
6F：推 abc12812 : 專利就專利還有分低端高端? 02/14 10:41
7F：→ maskwill : 專利局審核不會完全核對已有的所有專利及論文 02/14 13:23
8F：→ maskwill : 所以有些低端專利其實根本不符合資格 但被告得舉證 02/14 13:24