Law360, New York (May 10, 2016, 7:40 PM ET) -- The Patent Trial and Appeal Board on Tuesday ruled a patent related to hand-held devices was invalid, delivering a win to Sony, which had been accused of infringing with the controller for its popular PlayStation 4 gaming system.
In a final written decision, the board said Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC had shown each of the patent’s 20 claims were invalid because they were obvious in light of earlier inventions.
The patent, which is owned by a Japanese company Aplix IP Holdings Corp., covers technology that...
Sony Gets Handheld Device Patent Axed In AIA Review
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