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Brown v. Salcido - Ninth Circuit Denies Intervention Motion

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to intervene filed by 185 Google Chrome users (the Salcido plaintiffs) seeking to appeal the denial of class certification for damages in a lawsuit alleging Google improperly collected Incognito mode user data. The court applied a three-factor timeliness test for intervention motions and held that all factors weighed against intervention: the stage of proceedings was unfavorable, intervening would prejudice Google and the named plaintiffs by likely unraveling the existing settlement, and the three-month delay lacked justification. The ruling reinforces that intervention motions filed near the end of class settlements face a high bar.

Google PCA Patent for Large-Scale Data Processing

The USPTO granted Patent US12608444B2 to Google LLC for a method of automated selection of principal component analysis (PCA) variants for large-scale datasets. The patent covers receiving a PCA request, training a PCA model on input features, determining principal components, generating embedded features, and returning those features to the user. The patent was filed on July 29, 2022, under application number 17816288, with 14 claims.

USPTO Grants Google AI Image-Text Embedding Patent

The USPTO granted patent US12608418B2 to Google LLC on April 21, 2026, covering methods for training image-text embedding models using training data that includes image pairs and selection data indicating co-click rates and similar-image click rates. The patent lists ten inventors including Zhen Li, Yi-Ting Chen, and Da-Cheng Juan.

Google EUP for Wolbachia pipientis in Aedes Albopictus

EPA received application 92643-EUP-E from Google LLC for an experimental use permit to release Wolbachia pipientis wPip strain contained in live adult Aedes albopictus male mosquitoes for population suppression. The Agency determined the application may be of regional and national significance and is seeking public comments. Comments must be received on or before May 20, 2026.

EPA Seeks Comments on Google Experimental Use Permit for Wolbachia Aedes Albopictus Release in NJ, CA, FL

EPA has received Experimental Use Permit application 92643-EUP-E from Google LLC requesting authorization to release Debug albo male mosquitoes (Wolbachia pipientis wPip strain) for population suppression of Aedes albopictus in New Jersey, California, and Florida over multiple years. EPA has determined the application may be of regional and national significance and is seeking public comments. In 2026, up to 16,000,000 mosquitoes are proposed for release over 800 acres in New Jersey, expanding to all three states in 2027-2028.