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legaltech1 year ago

"Supreme Court Refuses to Review Apple's $503M Patent Victory in VirnetX Lawsuit"

After a decade-long legal battle, the Supreme Court has sided with Apple by denying a bid from VirnetX to revive a $503 million patent case. This decision ends the prolonged dispute over FaceTime, VPN, and iMessage patents, with the Federal Circuit ruling in favor of Apple. President Biden's representatives from the Patent Office also supported Apple, urging the justices to reject the case, while VirnetX complained about the former patent office interim director's decisions.

via 9to5Mac|
#apple#federal-circuit#legaltech
law2 years ago

Calls for 95-Year-Old Federal Judge to Step Down Over Mental Fitness Concerns

A special federal appeals court has stated that Judge Pauline Newman, who has been on the Federal Circuit appellate court since the 1980s, may no longer be mentally fit for the job. Newman claimed in a lawsuit filed earlier this month that her fellow judges are trying to push her off the bench. However, the court said IT and human-resources staff, as well as people in the judge's own chambers, have claimed she has become "paranoid" and "agitated" and made nonsense claims about her phone being "bugged" and her email being "hacked."

via Business Insider|
#aging-officials#federal-circuit#judge-pauline-newman
law2 years ago

Federal Judge Newman's Competency Challenged Amid 'Paranoid' Incidents

The US Federal Circuit has ordered Judge Pauline Newman to release her medical records to investigate an alleged mental decline that is suspected to be affecting her work. The order comes after multiple court staff members reported concerns that Newman cannot remember how to perform simple tasks and has appeared "paranoid." Newman had sued her colleagues in federal district court last week, alleging she's been unfairly targeted over her health and performance on the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The Federal Circuit panel ordered that Newman be evaluated by a neurologist and neuropsychologist and that she respond to the committee's demand for an examination by next week.

via Bloomberg Law|
#federal-circuit#judge-pauline-newman#law