Parties Spar Over Motivation To Combine References At Patent Board Hearing

(April 25, 2024, 11:06 AM EDT) -- ALEXANDRIA, Va. — In a dispute over an oft-litigated patent that allows users not only to track a vehicle but also to control, remotely, various vehicle functions, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board on April 24 heard oral arguments that focused primarily on a motivation to combine two prior art references and the patent owner’s secondary considerations of nonobviousness....