Market Chatter: Google's Challenge to Patent Review Rule Rejected by Supreme Court

10:31 AM EDT, 10/19/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Alphabet's Google's (GOOGL) challenge to a US Patent and Trademark Office policy was rejected by the US Supreme Court after the company argued the rule protected older patents from reviews and helped trigger a surge in patent litigation, Reuters reported Monday. The case stems from VirtaMove's patent infringement accusation against Google. The patent office rejected Google's petition to review the patent in 2025, and a federal appeals court upheld the decision, the report said. Alphabet didn't immediately reply to a request for comment from MT Newswires. (Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.) Price: 341.13, Change: +4.22, Percent Change: +1.25