D.C. Circuit Upholds Human Authorship Requirement in Thaler v. PerlmutterThe D.C. Circuit upheld that only humans can be considered authors under the Copyright Act.
Appeals Court Overturns Block on Parts of Trump's DEI OrdersThe Fourth Circuit allowed the Trump administration to enforce executive orders targeting diversity and equity initiatives despite previous legal challenges.
Other Barks & Bites for Friday, February 14: EU Commission Scraps SEP Draft Regulations; Senate Commerce to Explore Spectrum Auction Delays; House Science Seeks Review of Commercial Space LicensingThe European Commission has abandoned draft regulations on standard essential patents, a decision positively received by R&D firms.
CAFC Precedential Decision on Rule 12(b)(6) Affirms Patent Ineligibility of Medical Scan Visualization ClaimsCourt ruled AI Visualize's patent claims as abstract data manipulation.Claims failed to pass Alice step two due to high-level generality.
Other Barks & Bites for Friday, February 14: EU Commission Scraps SEP Draft Regulations; Senate Commerce to Explore Spectrum Auction Delays; House Science Seeks Review of Commercial Space LicensingThe European Commission has abandoned draft regulations on standard essential patents, a decision positively received by R&D firms.
CAFC Precedential Decision on Rule 12(b)(6) Affirms Patent Ineligibility of Medical Scan Visualization ClaimsCourt ruled AI Visualize's patent claims as abstract data manipulation.Claims failed to pass Alice step two due to high-level generality.
TikTok ban: 5 essential reads on the case and its concernsThe U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a law requiring ByteDance to sell TikTok by 2025 to avoid a nationwide ban.
TikTok loses challenge to strike down law forcing sale or ban in the U.S.Federal court upholds a law that may lead to a TikTok ban, citing national security concerns over data collection by its parent company ByteDance.
Appeals court to hear challenges to potential US TikTok ban on Sept. 16US appeals court to hear challenges on law requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok's US assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
Appeals court upholds TikTok ban: 5 essential reads on the case and its consequencesThe U.S. appeals court upheld a law forcing ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban, citing national security concerns.
TikTok ban: 5 essential reads on the case and its concernsThe U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a law requiring ByteDance to sell TikTok by 2025 to avoid a nationwide ban.
TikTok loses challenge to strike down law forcing sale or ban in the U.S.Federal court upholds a law that may lead to a TikTok ban, citing national security concerns over data collection by its parent company ByteDance.
Appeals court to hear challenges to potential US TikTok ban on Sept. 16US appeals court to hear challenges on law requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok's US assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
Appeals court upholds TikTok ban: 5 essential reads on the case and its consequencesThe U.S. appeals court upheld a law forcing ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban, citing national security concerns.
Texas concedes law allowing judges to deport migrants may have gone too far'Texas concedes overreach in immigration law SB4Debate over state versus federal authority on immigration