This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Federal Circuit vacates Eastern Virginia’s denial of a motion for recusal, nixing a $2.75 billion verdict for Centripetal Networks; interim USPTO Director Drew Hirshfeld joins Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner as Principal following end of nearly three-decade career at USPTO; the Senate and House of Representatives both host hearings focused on the negative impacts of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board on small businesses as well as potential reforms; Senator Tillis blasts the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for failing to engage with requests for a drug patent study; the U.S. Department of Justice announces a settlement with Facebook owner Meta Platforms over allegations of biased advertising algorithms; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal issues a memo clarifying that Fintiv denials are limited to petitions with parallel U.S. district court proceedings; and French authorities approve a payment framework proposed by Internet giant Google for responding to notices from news publishers regarding violations of the EU’s Copyright Directive.

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