Case: Patents/Anticipation & Obviousness (P.T.A.B.)

May 14, 2026, 2:16 PM UTC

Challenged claims of Multifold International Incorporated Pte. Ltd.'s patent that describes methods and devices for minimizing and maximizing displayed output associated with applications aren’t unpatentable as anticipated by and obvious over prior art, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board held, in an inter partes review by Google LLC and Motorola Mobility LLC. The board said that the challenged claims aren’t anticipated by and obvious over various combinations of prior art, including prior art that discloses an apparatus including multiple touch screens and methods of changing screens, and a method of dividing screen areas. And the board dismissed Google and Motorola’s ...

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