Legal Opinion
Worlds Inc. v. Bungie, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 7, 2018No. 2017-1481; 2017-1546; 2017-1583PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Prost, Chief Judge.
Appellant Worlds Inc. ("Worlds") appeals the final decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("Board") invalidating three patents in three inter partes reviews ("IPRs"). Because we hold that the Board erred in its real-party-in-interest analysis, we vacate its decisions and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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This consolidated appeal involves three related patents: U.S. Patent Nos. 7,945,856 ("the '856 patent") ; 8,082,501 ("the '501 patent") ; and 8,145,998 ("the '998 patent") (collectively, the "patents-on-appeal"). These patents generally relate to…
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