( March 18, 2025, 2:11 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D. C. — A Federal Circuit U. S. Court of Appeals panel affirmed a finding from the U. S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that an appellant company’s patent on location-based services for mobile devices was unpatentable as obvious; Apple Inc. sought inter partes review (IPR) of the company’s patent. . . .