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The justices declined Google’s appeal over denied challenges to VirtaMove patents, preserving—for now—a USPTO policy that lets patent age and reliance weigh against PTAB review. The order does not endorse the policy or decide patent validity.
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A newly published Homeland Security order bars federal civilian agencies from buying DeepSeek technology and requires removal of the Chinese AI developer’s products—including third-party services built on its models—from government IT. The order turns AI supply-chain scrutiny into an operational compliance mandate.
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Waymo will begin mapping and validation drives in the Madrid region with trained specialists behind the wheel before attempting fully autonomous passenger service in 2027. The plan is a significant European test, but the company has not disclosed its launch date, fleet size, service area or fares.
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The Paris Local Division upheld Align Technology’s ridge-based clear-aligner patent and ordered a targeted injunction, recall and destruction across 17 UPC states, while sparing products already delivered for ongoing treatment.
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A newly published Subaru application describes a hollow camshaft whose internal balance weight locks at lower speeds and spins freely above a threshold, aiming to suppress imbalance without pulling valve-train resonance into normal engine operation.
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A cluster of ASML patent applications describes equipment for aligning, shaping and bonding semiconductor wafers. The documents reveal a serious technical direction, but ASML has not confirmed a commercial bonder.
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Blue Origin is expanding factories, payload facilities, launch pads and recovery capacity in Florida to support multiple New Glenn flights per week by 2030. The infrastructure plan is substantial, but the rocket must first return safely from a year-long grounding.
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Beijing has proposed prohibitions or licensing controls for 40 AI, biotech and solar technologies while imposing immediate registration on covered transfers. APIs and most public-domain technology remain outside the planned restrictions.
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A Florida jury found that Comcast’s X1 platform infringed claim 1 of WhereverTV’s interactive-program-guide patent and awarded a $213 million reasonable royalty. Comcast disputes the result and says it will pursue an appeal.
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