(September 7, 2017, 1:50 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 6 upheld findings by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that a patented apparatus and method for cryptographic processing with the serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) protocol is unpatentable under Section 103 of the Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. § 103 (Enova Technology Corp. v. Seagate Technology LLC, et al., No. 16-1749, Fed. Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 17173)....