Patent Owner Loses Appeal; Federal Circuit Affirms Tech Is Obvious

Mealey's (February 13, 2023, 10:47 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Findings by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that all challenged claims of a patent directed to methods and apparatuses for improving compression efficiency are rendered obvious by prior art were upheld Feb. 10 by the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals....