A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of antitrust claims against Black & Decker Inc. and a group of industry-leading table-saw manufacturers, finding that the lawsuit was filed more than a decade too late.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on April 19 held that Oregon-based saw-maker SawStop’s allegations that the companies had colluded to boycott its patented injury-prevention technology were barred by the four-year statute of limitations for antitrust claims.