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- 1Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell bid to overturn conviction●Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell's 'frivolous' attempt to overturn conviction
A US judge has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's latest attempt to overturn her conviction, dismissing the effort as 'frivolous'. Maxwell, the former associate of Jeffrey Epstein, is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking offences. The ruling keeps her conviction intact and closes off another avenue of appeal in a case that continues to draw global attention.
- 2Federal Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Google Advertising Patent Suit●CAFC Affirms Section 101 Dismissal for Google Over Internet Advertising Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a lower court's dismissal of a patent dispute against Google, ruling that the internet advertising patents in question are ineligible under Section 101 of the Patent Act for claiming abstract ideas. The decision closes off the case and reinforces the judiciary's restrictive approach to software and business-method patents.
- 3US appeals court upholds Anthropic supply chain risk designation●U.S. appeals court upholds designation of Anthropic as supply chain risk
A US appeals court has upheld the designation of AI company Anthropic as a supply chain risk, a ruling with implications for the Pentagon's ability to restrict the firm's involvement in defense-related technology procurement. The decision keeps the designation in place despite the company's challenge, and is drawing attention given Anthropic's prominence in the artificial intelligence sector and its government contracts.