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

Challenged claims of S.M.R Innovations Ltd. and Y.M.R Tech Ltd.'s patent that relates to rerouting of incoming communications to devices other than the initial receiving device are unpatentable as obvious over prior art, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board said, in an inter partes review by Apple Inc. The board determined that the challenged claims are obvious over various combinations of prior art, including prior art that describes a method and system for extending the capabilities of a handheld device by providing a framework within which small handheld devices can use their helper environment to expand their limited capabilities, a ...