Industry Sector
Railroad Vehicles — US PTAB Patent Cases
2 decisions indexed
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patent instituted
FreightCar America, Inc. v.National Steel Car Limited
· IPR2025-01047
The PTAB instituted review of IPR2025-01047 regarding the hopper car design patent (8132515). The Board found Petitioner demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on all 44 challenged claims based on obviousness (§ 103).
patent instituted
FreightCar America, Inc. v.National Steel Car Limited
· IPR2025-01046
FreightCar America, Inc. successfully challenged National Steel Car Limited's patent claims in an IPR proceeding. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on independent claim 2 based on obviousness over prior art references. This decision keeps the dispute alive for trial on several key claims.
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