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    IP Law Daily, PATENT—Fed. Cir.: Hulu defeats patent infringement suit over technology preventing viewers from skipping advertisements, (Oct 15, 2026)

    Law Firms Mentioned:McKool Smith, PC | Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
    Organizations Mentioned:Hulu, LLC | Piranha Media Distribution LLC

    By Ravindra Kumar Singh, B.L.

    The asserted patents merely applied conventional computer functions to the abstract idea of preventing viewers from skipping advertisements and failed to claim any technological improvement or inventive concept.

    In a non-precedential decision, the U.S ...

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