XpresSpa Group Inc (XSPA)

[Patentinvestor]

Teva had argued that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit should not have second-guessed factual findings made by a federal district court that had earlier ruled in Teva's favor.

Writing for the majority, Justice Stephen Breyer said all appeals courts must generally defer to findings of fact made by lower courts. He said there is no exception to this rule for patent cases, in which a judge has carefully considered the entire case and has a better chance to gain "familiarity with specific scientific problems and principles."


Clarence Thomas and Alito were the loan dissenters. Which means Scalia was in agreement with Breyer which is a very good thing.