Unified Files in Amicus for En Banc Review of Apple v. Qualcomm on Appellate Standing

On May 21, 2021, Unified filed an amicus curiae brief in support of en banc review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Apple v. Qualcomm on the issue of the court's increasingly patent-focused, Circuit-specific rules surrounding appellate standing. In the brief, Unified asked the court to review a decision on appeal from a PTAB proceeding where the panel found that the petitioner lacked standing, despite having been sued and paying royalties on the patent in question.

Unified is represented by Bill Jenks of Jenks IP and in-house by Jonathan Stroud. Read the amicus below:

Apple v Qualcomm Amicus Brief of Unified Patents by Jennifer M Gallagher on Scribd

Unified Files Amicus Addressing Western District's Court Congestion, Refusal To Transfer

On May 24, 2021, Unified filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in support of a mandamus petition related to a denial of transfer. The brief argues that the Western District judge's decision not to transfer a case brought by Koss Corp. ignored authority and the court's analysis amounted to an abuse of discretion by erroneously weighing or failing to credit the parties' representations, including party witness convenience.

Unified Patents is represented by in-house counsel Jonathan Stroud, and by Adam G. Unikowsky, Alexander J. Hadjis, Krystalyn Kinsel and Yusuf Esat of Jenner & Block LLP. Read the amicus brief below:

In Re Apple - Unified Amicus Brief by Jennifer M Gallagher on Scribd