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From Italy to a Nasdaq Reservation

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This Week's Patent News:

1. 🔬 Masimo sues U.S. Customs over Apple’s smartwatch patent workaround. Masimo Corporation filed a lawsuit against U.S. Customs and Border Protection, challenging ex parte rulings that allowed Apple to restore pulse oximetry features in its smartwatches — features previously found to infringe Masimo’s patents by the USITC.

2. ⚖️ Judge Pauline Newman’s appeal dismissed in constitutional IP dispute. The D.C. Circuit Court dismissed Judge Newman’s challenge against her suspension from the Federal Circuit, raising constitutional questions about judicial conduct proceedings and their impact on IP case law.

3. 🧬 Pfizer, BioNTech settle $790M patent dispute with CureVac. A major COVID vaccine patent battle ends as CureVac settles with Pfizer and BioNTech, receiving over $370M each in a licensing deal. The case revolved around mRNA technology patents and was litigated in the U.S..

4. 🧠 AI patent eligibility under scrutiny in BAC IP B.V. case. The Federal Circuit upheld the rejection of broad genus claims in In re: BAC IP B.V., emphasizing the need for detailed written descriptions — a ruling that could reshape how AI-related patents are drafted.

5. 🕶️ Zugara sues Chanel over AR patent infringement in Texas. Zugara filed a patent infringement suit against Chanel, targeting its virtual try-on technology. The case adds to growing legal tension in the augmented reality space, especially in the beauty sector.

*Where one patent can have more than one assignee, Entity data assignment as of August 19, 2025

In 1852, Otis developed a safety brake system that prevented elevators from plummeting should the hoisting cable fail. But convincing the public that his invention worked required a touch of showmanship worthy of a high-stakes casino stunt. At the 1854 New York World's Fair, Otis ascended a platform high above the crowd. With a flourish, he ordered an assistant to cut the only rope holding him up. The audience gasped. The platform shuddered and then stopped. Otis, unharmed, turned to the crowd and, in what we can only assume was the 19th-century equivalent of a Bond one-liner, declared: "All safe, gentlemen, all safe."

His invention revolutionized architecture, enabling the rise of skyscrapers and the modern metropolis. Today, Otis Elevator Company moves over two billion people daily, ensuring that whether you're heading to a rooftop gala or escaping a laser-wielding adversary, you'll get there in one piece.

Without Otis, cities might still be limited to a few stories tall. Instead, thanks to one man’s flair for the dramatic, the sky is no longer the limit, its just another floor.

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Michael Saylor: The Maverick Who Turned Enterprise Software into Bitcoin Treasury

Saylor transformed MicroStrategy (recently rebranded as Strategy) into a publicly traded Bitcoin treasury juggernaut. Under his command, the company has amassed more BTC, than any other public company. As of mid‑August 2025, according to the Bitcoin treasury tracking site Bitbo Charts, Strategy holds 628,946 BTC, with an average purchase price of about $66,384 per BTC, amounting to a total cost basis of around $33.14 billion.

Since adopting a Bitcoin Treasury Strategy, Saylor has continued to innovate by developing and deploying creative financial engineering mechanisms to weaponize capital markets. His capital raising innovations include structuring low interest convertible debt instruments for “Intelligent Leverage", issuing at the market equity raises that produce “Accretive Dilution” and even an entire portfolio of fixed income products that will compete within the $3 trillion global bond market and the latest innovation targeting the money market space.

Bitcoin may be transforming money, but Michael Saylor and Strategy are transforming the capital markets themselves.

Love it or hate it, Saylor has made being “Bitcoin rich, cash poor" stylish. Beyond boardrooms, podcasts and keynote speeches at major conferences, he's a prolific inventor, holding dozens of patents, and author of The Mobile Wave, a 2012 bestseller. He also founded Saylor Academy, which offers free online college courses to millions. One has to marvel at Saylor's boldness, swapping software for hard money. Next time you track Bitcoin's rise, note that one man bet the company on it!

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