Challenged claims of SRAM LLC’s patent that relates to an actuator apparatus for an actuating mechanism of a suspension system are unpatentable as obvious over prior art, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board held, in an inter partes review by FOX Factory Inc. The board determined that the challenged claims are obvious over prior art that relates to a damping adjustable shock absorber, discloses a hydraulic shock absorber damping force adjustment mechanism for adjusting compression-side damping force and extension-side damping force, and relates to a damping force adjusting mechanism for a hydraulic damper.
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