I agree, the Starr thing appears to be the last chance and after reading the letter to Justice Roberts, is seemingly based completely on case law and merit. Judge Grewal's decision to change the claim construction, IMHO, was based upon his ulterior motives. My guess is that he never expected this to go this far or to have a guy like Ken Starr working for the good guys. I understand it was Grewal's ruling but is there any recourse for his seemingly buddy buddy relationship with big tech, namely Facebook...

Magistrate Judge Service[edit]

On December 1, 2010, Grewal was sworn in as a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.[5] While a judge on that court, Grewal sat on the Northern District's Technology Practice and Patent Instructions and Rules Committees.[6] Judge Grewal was also appointed by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to the Federal Judicial Center’s Magistrate Judge Education Committee and served as a co-chair of the Federal Circuit Bar Association’s Judges Committee.[6]

Joining Facebook[edit]

On May 12, 2016, The Recorder reported that Judge Grewal would leave the bench in June 2016 to join Facebook as their Vice President and Deputy General Counsel.[7] Judge Grewal retired from the bench on June 3, 2016.[8]

He joined Facebook as the company's Vice President and Deputy General Counsel in June 2016