Challenged claims of Graphite Charging Co. LLC’s patent that is related to a method and apparatus for managing electric vehicle charging transactions are unpatentable as obvious over prior art, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board said, in an inter partes review by Tesla Inc. The board determined that the challenged claims are obvious over prior art that discloses a charging apparatus and method for an electric vehicle, an apparatus for controlling the charging of a storage battery for use on an electric vehicle, and an intelligent battery charger for electric vehicles. And the board denied in part and dismissed in ...
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