Roku Inc. convinced an administrative board to knock out a patent covering a universal TV remote, dealing Universal Electronics Inc. a blow in a sprawling intellectual property brawl that also extends to federal district court and a trade tribunal.
Universal Electronic’s claims in US Patent No. 9,641,785—which involves technology that allows a remote to link with multiple electronics—were unpatentable because they were obvious in light of prior inventions, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruled Thursday.
The decision comes a little over a month after Roku failed to convince the board to knock out a different universal TV remote ...
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