Monthly Archives: September 2022

Meta sued for allegedly dodging Apple’s privacy rules

Felix Krause’s discovery that Meta’s Facebook and Instagram apps can track iPhone owners across websites hasn’t sat well with some people. Bloombergreports users have filed two proposed class action lawsuits accusing Meta of evading Apple’s privacy-oriented App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature and consequently violating both federal and state laws barring unauthorized data gathering. Meta supposedly…

iOS 16.0.2 fixes iPhone 14 Pro shaking camera, annoying copy and paste bug

Apple has moved rapidly to issue a fix for the camera-shaking iPhone 14 Pro bug that emerged for many early adopters. iOS 16.0.2 is available to download now and pledges to resolve the issue, which saw the camera module physically vibrate and judder when using third-party apps like Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat. The issue appeared…

Exploring the CAFC’s Ridiculous Written Description Standard for Life Sciences Patents

The written description requirement is really the backbone of the quid pro quo between the public and the patent applicant. In exchange for information about an invention, society is willing to grant the applicant a patent, which conveys exclusive rights for a limited period of time to what is claimed, not described. But the description…