On February 7, 2024, an attorney representing GoPro was questioned by a Federal Circuit panel regarding the company’s defense in an ongoing camera patent suit. The panel indicated that GoPro’s defense was similar to an argument for obviousness, an argument that had previously failed in front of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board years ago.
GoPro’s ongoing litigation underscores the complexities of patent law and raises questions about the strategies deployed by companies in defending their patents. The past precedent set by the Patent Trial Appeal Board seems to be impacting the trajectory of GoPro’s current defense. How this may play out remains to be seen but it places a spotlight on the discourse surrounding technology patents.
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