U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Nielsen Company (Us), LLC v. Tvision Insights, Inc.

August 14, 2026

Summary

The court affirmed the Board’s determination that the challenged claims of the patent were unpatentable as obvious. It held that the cited scientific publication was reasonably pertinent analogous art, that the Board’s consideration of that theory complied with the APA or was harmless in any event, and that substantial evidence supported the findings regarding claim limitations and motivation to combine. No separate opinions were filed.