Federal Circuit Says Ride-Sharing Patents Were Obvious, Affirms Lyft’s Win

( September 30, 2025, 12:44 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Sept. 29 said Lyft Inc. successfully showed that certain claims of patents held by another technology company are unpatentable as obvious, affirming findings from the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued in multiple inter partes review (IPR) proceedings....