Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB’s Obviousness Findings In Dispute Over Robot Patents

(August 8, 2024, 2:10 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB) did not err in finding that all but one of several challenged patent claims concerning a docking method for a robotic cleaning device were unpatentable in light of prior art, a Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel found in affirming the PTAB’s final written decision on Aug. 8....