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  Fed. Circ. Affirms DraftKings' PTAB Loss Wasn't 'Clerical Error'

  By Adam Lidgett

  The Federal Circuit on Wednesday backed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision to uphold one claim of an o...(read more)

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  Baker McKenzie-Led Bayer To Buy Perfuse For Up To $2.45B

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG said Wednesday that it will buy Perfuse Therapeutics, a U.S. biopharma company, fo...(read more)

• High Court Rejects Apple's Bid To Pause App Store Ruling

  By Matthew Perlman

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected Apple's request to pause a mandate in the case from Epic Games that directs a lower court to determine what commission Apple can charge developers for purchases made outside of its app store through links.

• Calif. Justices Seem Divided On Gilead HIV Negligence Claim

  By Mark Payne

  The California Supreme Court appeared split Wednesday over whether Gilead should face a negligence claim for allegedly withholding a safer HIV drug from the market to maximize profits from an older drug with more harmful side effects. 

• Judge May Curb Exxon Questions In Mass. Greenwash Case

  By Carolyn Muyskens

  A judge hinted Wednesday that he could somewhat limit the topics ExxonMobil may broach in an upcoming deposition of the Massachusetts attorney general's office as the energy giant defends itself from the commonwealth's greenwashing allegations.  

• Nvidia Must Face Most Of Authors' AI Copyright Suit

  By Elliot Weld

  A California federal judge has tossed vicarious infringement claims in a proposed class action brought by authors accusing chipmaking giant Nvidia Corp. of using their copyrighted works to train artificial intelligence, but let stand claims that Nvidia lifted books from online shadow libraries to develop various AI models.

• Ametek To Acquire PE-Owned Indicor Instrumentation For $5B

  By Al Barbarino

  Industrial technology company Ametek Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed to pay $5 billion in cash for a portfolio of instrumentation businesses from Indicor LLC, a portfolio company of private equity firm CD&R.

• SEC Makes First Move To Nix Biden-Era Climate Reg

  By Jessica Corso

  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing to rescind a Biden-era requirement that publicly traded companies disclose their greenhouse gas emissions, with staff informing the Office of Management and Budget this week of the planned rescission.

• PayPal, Mastercard, Visa Targeted By UK Competition Probe

  By Najiyya Budaly

  The Financial Conduct Authority said Wednesday that it has launched an antitrust investigation into U.S. payment companies PayPal Holdings Inc., Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. linked to the funding and usage of PayPal's digital wallet.

• DC Circ. Judge Jabs Pharma Atty For 10 Minutes In Price Fight

  By Jeff Overley

  The first D.C. Circuit showdown in widespread drug pricing litigation Tuesday appeared unlikely to deliver a badly needed win to the pharmaceutical industry, as a top manufacturer's attorney faced a cool reception generally and an extended barrage of skepticism from one judge.

• Musk Sought Control Of OpenAI To Fund Mars City, Jury Told

  By Dorothy Atkins

  OpenAI President Greg Brockman defended OpenAI's for-profit conversion during a California federal jury trial Tuesday and accused Elon Musk of demanding "unilateral absolute control" over OpenAI to fund his plans for a city on Mars, while acknowledging under examination that Musk proposed his stake would "change quickly" with additional investors.

• DOJ Atty Faces Possible Discipline Over DHS 'Lack Of Candor'

  By Lauren Berg

  A Rhode Island federal judge, whom the U.S. Department of Homeland Security criticized for releasing a noncitizen with an alleged overseas warrant for homicide, on Tuesday said she is referring an assistant U.S. attorney for disciplinary proceedings for not disclosing the warrant to her beforehand.

• 1st Circ. Sees Role As Limited In Trans Passport Fight

  By Julie Manganis

  A First Circuit panel on Tuesday told attorneys for both the government and a class of transgender and nonbinary people that because the class has asked to vacate a preliminary order blocking a Trump administration policy requiring that passports bear a person's sex assigned at birth, the court no longer has authority to issue an opinion.

• 11th Circ. Revives Annie Leibovitz 'Star Wars' Photo IP Dispute

  By Gina Kim

  The Eleventh Circuit vacated an early win handed to a digital outlet accused of impermissibly using renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz's images taken on the set of a new "Star Wars" film that were featured in Vanity Fair, ruling on Tuesday the lower court's "understanding of copyright law was not quite right."