AT&T beats Cheetah patent claim with the ‘grandparent’ principle

07-02-2020

Edward Pearcey

AT&T beats Cheetah patent claim with the ‘grandparent’ principle

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US telecoms giant AT&T has fought off a patent infringement claim from optical products developer Cheetah OMNI, after the Federal Circuit confirmed that a license covering a patent’s ‘grandparent’ also covers subsequent descending patents.


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