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PTAB To Take A Look At Peloton Patent
Law360 (March 4, 2021, 7:36 PM EST) -- The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has agreed to review a small exercise bike maker's bid to review Peloton's computerized exercise system patent, adding another layer to a fight where the fitness giant is accused of stifling competition by forcing rivals to defend against patents it likely knows are invalid.
In an institution decision issued Wednesday, the PTAB rejected arguments from Peloton Interactive Inc. that the patent examiner who reviewed Peloton's patent had already considered prior art that was similar to what rival Echelon Fitness Multimedia LLC raised in a petition for inter partes review.