Monthly Archives: August 2022

Filmmaker Alex Holder said he landed interviews with the Trumps with a ‘ridiculous pitch’

Documentary maker Alex Holder speaks to BBC News. BBC News UK filmmaker Alex Holder said a “ridiculous pitch” led to him interviewing Trump and his children. Holder’s documentary “Unprecedented” covers Trump’s failed 2020 campaign and the aftermath. The Trumps were for the project because of “hubris,” he said. British filmmaker Alex Holder’s earlier work includes…

Disney is reportedly taking a page from Amazon’s playbook and weighing a membership program that packages streaming, parks and products, dubbed ‘Disney Prime’

Cinderella Castle in Walt Disney World. Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images Disney is exploring a subscription that bundles streaming, theme parks, and merchandise, according to the Wall Street Journal.  Disney execs studied Amazon Prime as inspiration, and some have internally dubbed the plan “Disney Prime.”  The reported service comes as CEO Bob Chapek seeks…

Failure to Present Base Station Source Code at ITC Dooms INVT’s Appeal Despite New Claim Construction

On August 31, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision in INVT SPE LLC v. International Trade Commission (ITC) affirming the ITC’s ruling that Apple and other respondents in a Section 337 investigation did not infringe upon INVT’s patent claims covering wireless communications systems and that there was…

Tillis Addresses Criticism of His Eligibility Reform Bill, Warns WD of TX Not to Backtrack on Standing Order

Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) has been perhaps the most active and passionate Congress person when it comes to intellectual property (IP) rights, and patents specifically, in recent history. In early August, he released the first draft of the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022, which if enacted would abrogate the Supreme Court’s decisions in Ass’n…

Best shop vacs of 2022

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