Space Barge Patent Spat Ends – For Now

SpaceX wins patent round against Bezos’ Blue Origin, PoliticoPro (subscription)
“The decision to invalidate the patent was issued Thursday at Blue Origin’s request. The company received a mostly unfavorable preliminary ruling in March and informed the review board that it has submitted a new patent application for its product.”
Blue Origin’s rocket-landing patent canceled in victory for SpaceX, Geek Wire
“In an order made public today, the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board granted a motion to cancel the remaining 13 of 15 claims in the Blue Origin rocket-landing patent. Blue Origin itself had made the motion to cancel those claims, effectively acknowledging that its case was lost.”
– USPTO Order
– SpaceX and Blue Origin Patent Skirmish, earlier post
– SpaceX Barge Landing Patent Petition Challenge Denied – and Accepted, earlier post
– SpaceX Challenges Patent Filed by Blue Origin, earlier post
– Who Invented The Space Barge?, earlier post