( January 10, 2025, 2:50 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D. C. — The U. S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) was right to hold that patents related to the scheduling of tasks for a computer’s processor were unpatentable as obvious, a Federal Circuit U. S. Court of Appeals panel said, finding in favor of Microsoft Corp. , which sought inter partes review (IPR) of the patents. . . .