Monthly Archives: August 2022

OpenSky/VLSI Parties Battle it Out in Briefs to Vidal

Late last week, the parties to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Review of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) institution decisions in OpenSky Industries, LLC v. VLSI Technology LLC, IPR2021-01064 and Patent Quality Assurance, LLC v. VLSI Technology LLC, IPR2021-01229, filed their opening briefs. While OpenSky vehemently denied any abuse of the PTAB system,…

Severe droughts are bringing archaeological wonders and historic horrors to the surface

The Dolmen of Guadalperal, sometimes called “The Spanish Stonehenge,” above the water level at the Valdecanas reservoir. Getty Images The summer of 2022 may be remembered the world over as one of the driest in recent history due to the impacts of climate change. Countries around the world are experiencing drought conditions, including 41 percent…

Tesla’s petition against CA civil rights agency suing for racial bias is denied

California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) denied Tesla’s petition against the state’s civil rights watchdog for failing to conduct proper investigations before suing the automaker for racial discrimination at its Fremont assembly plant. Tesla filed the petition with the OAL in June, claiming that the Department of Civil Rights (DCR), formerly known as the Department…

Max Q: To the moon!!!

Hello and welcome back to Max Q. T-minus 1 week until Artemis I liftoff. Are you going? I’ll be there! In this issue: NASA’s mega moon rocket rolls to the launch pad Skyrora’s testing milestone on Scottish soil News from Astrobotic, Blue Origin and more Space Launch System heads to the launch pad ahead of…