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- 1Apple ordered to pay record $5.7 billion in haptic patent case●US jury says Apple owes record $5.7B in haptic technology patent case
A US jury has ruled that Apple owes $5.7 billion in a patent dispute over haptic technology, described as a record award of its kind. The verdict, delivered in federal court, is one of the largest patent damages ever handed down against the iPhone maker and is likely to be appealed as the company contests the ruling.
- 2Federal Circuit Backs Google in Advertising Patent Ruling●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 internet advertising patents held invalid under Section 101 of the Patent Act, in a case involving Google. The ruling reinforces the judiciary's strict approach to abstract, computer-implemented ideas and is drawing attention from patent practitioners and technology companies watching how advertising-related patents fare.
- 3US Appeals Court Upholds Pentagon's Anthropic AI Risk Designation●US Appeals Court Upholds Pentagon’s Anthropic AI Risk Designation
A US appeals court has upheld the Pentagon's decision to place AI company Anthropic under a heightened risk designation. The ruling keeps in place the Defense Department's assessment of potential risks tied to the firm's artificial intelligence work. The decision is drawing attention as governments weigh oversight of leading AI developers and their role in sensitive defense-related contexts.