Not a bad week for Assa Abloy: a patent skirmish win and solid fiscal ’23 financials

Global access control company Assa Abloy has prevailed at its second patent dispute with a well-known patent troll in two months. In December, Abloy lost a challenge to intellectual property collector CPC Patent Technologies.

The U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board this week sided with Abloy on the validity of a biometric security patent held by CPC, according to trade publication Law360. CPC is held by Charter Pacific.

The patent in question is No. 8,620,039. The claims in the …

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