In The Receivership Estate of AudienceScience Inc. v. Google LLC, the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of judgment on the pleadings that patents covering targeted advertisement are ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101 and affirmed dismissal without leave to amend.
Read MoreIn NCS Multistage Inc. v. Nine Energy Service, Inc., the Federal Circuit held that a patentee’s prior commercial sale of a device embodying the invention does not qualify as a “public disclosure” under the AIA safe harbor of 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)(1)(B) merely because a sale occurred.
Read MoreIn a move to ‘promote the human nature of artistry’,[1] the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) amended its guidelines to exclude songs mostly or entirely created by generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) from Australia’s main music charts.
Read MoreThe Full Federal Court of Australia has handed down its appeal decision in Aldi Foods Pty Limited v Hampden Holdings I.P. Pty Limited [2026] FCAFC 103 which provides guidance regarding the application of copyright infringement principles to the packaging of look-alike products.
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