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Patents at Center of Audatex Lawsuit Against Mitchell Ruled Invalid

February 29, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Board rules business processes covering total loss valuations that were at the heart of 2012 patent infringement lawsuit are not patentable.

In a ruling filed February 19, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued its Final Written Decision in favor of Mitchell International’s petition to have patents owned by Audatex North America ruled invalid.

In 2012, Solera Holdings announced that its Audatex North America, Inc. subsidiary filed a Complaint for Patent Infringement against Mitchell International, Inc. in the United States District Court in Delaware, for infringement of its U.S.

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