Monthly Archives: September 2022

One of best AirPods Pro 2 features may be coming to original AirPods Pro

The iOS 16.1 release looks sure to arrive bearing a mighty gift for owners of the original AirPods Pro earphones. A look inside the third public beta of iOS 16.1 shows support for the Adaptive Transparency feature, recently announced for the second-generation AirPods Pro at Apple’s Far Out event in September (via MacRumors). The feature…

CAFC Affirms Merck’s Win at PTAB over Mylan Challenge to Diabetes Treatment Claims

In its third precedential patent opinion this week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) earlier today upheld a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision finding that Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. failed to show that certain claims of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.’s patent for a Type 2 Diabetes treatment were anticipated…

FCC OKs satellite de-orbit rule despite possible conflict with NASA guidelines

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | PM Images) The Federal Communications Commission today unanimously approved a rule that aims to minimize space debris by requiring low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to be disposed no more than five years after being taken out of service. “The new rules shorten the decades-old 25-year guideline for deorbiting satellites post-mission, taking…