This week in Barks & Bites: the Federal Circuit finds that Northern District of West Virginia properly denied a preliminary injunction after properly following principles of claim separateness from CAFC precedent; the Copyright Office announces that Emily Chapuis will serve the agency as Acting General Counsel and Associate Register; President Donald Trump nominates John Squires to serve as the Director of the USPTO; former USPTO Solicitor Farheena Rasheed joins the PTAB as Vice Chief Judge; the Senate Commerce Committee advances the nomination of Michael Kratsios to serve as the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy; a bipartisan coalition of Senators introduces the NASA Transition Authorization Act into the Senate to authorize $25.5 billion to ensure the continuity of NASA’s space exploration programs; and German automaker BMW posts a major net income loss for 2024 as demand for new vehicles is sapped by metal tariffs.
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