Microsoft Seeks Inter Partes Review Of Remote Control Zoom Patent

(November 22, 2017, 12:59 PM EST) -- ALEXANDRIA, Va. — In a Nov. 17 petition for inter partes review (IPR) by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Microsoft Corp. challenged the patentability of seven claims of a patented remote control with an auto-zoom feature, which allows for easier button selection on a touch screen (Microsoft Corp. v. Koninklijke Philips N.V., No. IPR2018-00185, PTAB)....