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The court said combining browsing history, page context and revenue-weighted ad selection remained an abstract idea under Section 101. The nonprecedential ruling is a focused warning about claiming business logic without a specific computing improvement.
A San Diego jury found that Apple infringed two Taction haptics patents and awarded $5.72 billion, but rejected willfulness. The verdict is a major patent result—not the final endpoint of a case Apple says it will appeal.
The agreement gives Novo exclusive global rights to apply PharmaShell to as many as five peptide-drug programs. Monthly and quarterly injections are targets, not approved products, and most of the headline value remains contingent on development and sales.
The agreement, effective April 1, 2027, preserves Apple's access to Qualcomm's global patent portfolio even as Apple reduces its reliance on Qualcomm modem chips. Duration and financial terms were not disclosed.