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Monthly Archives: September 2022
Following a remand on Appointments Clause issues under United States v. Arthrex, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) ruling finding all challenged claims of Polaris Innovations Limited’s patents unpatentable and denying Polaris’ motions to terminate. The decision is precedential and authored…
Enlarge / A Firestone race tire made from guayule plants, pictured next to the little woody shrubs that made it possible. (credit: Bridgestone) There’s still a lot of petroleum hanging onto electric cars, specifically around the rims. It takes about seven gallons of oil to make each standard car tire, and the world produces more…
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Like a number of attendees, I was taken with ClicBot when I first saw it a few CESes ago. We’re all up to our ears in “educational” robotics kits. STEM learning is important, of course, but the last several years have seen a veritable explosion in these sorts of toys, and your mileage is going…
The Federal Trade Commission is looking into the complex and potentially unfair economics and policies of the gig economy for “deceptive, unfair, and otherwise unlawful acts and practices.” Whether it’s forced arbitration, labor misclassification, or algorithmic pay and job distribution, the agency says it will go after any dubious tactics that hurt workers. To be…
In a shot across the bow to the buy now, pay later (BNPL) industry, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today issued a report suggesting that companies like Klarna and Afterpay, which allow customers to pay for products and services in installments, must be subjected to stricter oversight. The CFPB — in a step…
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Russian soldiers clear an area in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, Ukraine, on July 13, 2022. Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images Russians in the town of Belgorod are fearful of where the war with Ukraine may head. Some residents told The New York Times that they are concerned that Ukrainian troops could invade Russia. In…