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Failure to Safeguard, Two Cyber Intrusions, and an $850,000 SEC Settlement

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Virtually all organizations have an obligation to safeguard their personal data against unauthorized access or use. Failure to comply with such obligations can lead to significant financial and reputational harm. In a...more

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Congress Moves Forward on Lithium-Ion Battery Legislation

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As the demand for clean energy and transportation grows, so does the need for rechargeable batteries. Lithium-ion batteries are widely used, from small toys to electric cars to large energy storage systems. While some...more

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23andMe’s $30M Settlement: What It Means for Companies Handling Genetic and Genomic Data

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The recent $30 million settlement between 23andMe and 6.4 million users following a major data breach offers important lessons for businesses dealing with sensitive genetic and genomic information....more

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Celltrion Wins Brazilian Federal Tender for Trastuzumab for Fifth Consecutive Year

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On September 13, 2024, Celltrion announced that its Brazilian subsidiary won the Federal Government of Brazil’s bid to supply HERZUMA (trastuzumab-pkrb) for the fifth consecutive year, with around 660,000 vials to be...more

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Survey Shows Trends in PTAB’s Willingness to Institute Multiple Petitions

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The Consolidated Trial Practice Guide states that, “[t]o date, a substantial majority of patents have been challenged with a single petition.” Consolidated Trial Practice Guide (November 2019) at 59. However, “the Board...more

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Competition Currents: Summer 2024 News Round Up

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Put down the lemonade and break out the pumpkin spice: summer is coming to an end. And while you were in the pool – or maybe just answering emails poolside – the antitrust agencies showed no signs of a summer slowdown. Before...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Why Your Organization Needs an AI Policy

As AI becomes an integral part of modern business, it’s critical for companies to establish a strategic AI policy and framework that not only addresses current challenges but also positions them for future growth and...more

Cozen O'Connor

State Attorneys General Signal Broadening Efforts to Protect Youth on Digital Platforms

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The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) and its current President, Oregon AG Ellen Rosenblum, hosted the Presidential Initiative Summit earlier this month entitled America’s Youth: AGs Looking Out for the Next...more

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Texas Attorney General Reaches Generative AI Settlement

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Keypoint: The Texas Attorney General reaches a first-of-its-kind settlement with a healthcare company that provides generative AI products. On September 18, 2024, the Texas Attorney General announced that it had reached a...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

The Titanic: A Case Study in Flawed Risk Management

How Poor Risk Management Sunk the Unsinkable, and Lessons Learned in Identifying Blind Spots in the Modern Threatscape - The story of the Titanic is one of the most infamous disasters in history. Yet, beyond the tragic...more

Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints

Senators Urge FTC, DOJ to Investigate AI Models That Copy Third-Party Content — AI: The Washington Report

On September 10, eight Democratic Senators urged the heads of the FTC and DOJ’s Antitrust Division to investigate certain generative AI features used by dominant online platforms that may violate competition laws. ...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Project W: It’s a Woman’s Game—How Women Are Changing the Face of Gaming

Women in the Project W community are changing the face of gaming by putting women in the C-Suite, making play safer and more inclusive, building community, and telling stories with strong female protagonists. By doing so,...more

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MintzTech Connect: All Things Technology — September 2024

And just like that, the weather has changed, and now it is fall on the East Coast! Where did the days of summer go? As to the current state of the venture capital market, while later- and growth-stage companies are still...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Project W: Alumna Spotlight on Mahsa Vazin—Founder & CEO of PawCo Foods

After receiving her Ph.D. in Nanoscience, Mahsa Vazin joined Impossible Foods as one of the company's early scientists conducting R&D on plant-based alternatives to meat and poultry. Mahsa embraced the company's mission of...more

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MintzTech Connect Industry News: Spotlight on GUDEA

GUDEA is a pioneering technology company revolutionizing how digital narratives are understood and managed. Founded in 2023 by seasoned experts in military operations, politics, and artificial intelligence, GUDEA offers a...more

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Platinum Optics Tech. Inc. v. Viavi Sols. Inc.

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In Platinum Optics Tech. Inc. v. Viavi Sols. Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision on the requirements for standing to appeal from an inter partes review (IPR) final...more

A&O Shearman

The Newly Proposed RESTORE Patent Bill Aims To Give Patent Owners More Power

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On July 30, 2024, United States Senators Christopher Coons (R-Delaware) and Thomas Cotton (R-Arkansas) introduced the “Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive Patent Rights Act of...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

FDIC Reemphasizes Focus on FinTech Partnerships and Account Reconciliation

In what should come as no surprise to FinTech sponsor banks, the FDIC is reemphasizing the need to maintain control over synthetic account ledgers in the wake of the Synapse collapse. On September 17, the FDIC's rulemaking...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Illinois Adopts Business-Favorable Amendment to Biometric Information Privacy Act

The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) has posed significant litigation risk to businesses collecting biometric information since its adoption in 2008. Last year, an Illinois Supreme Court decision magnified...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

What U.S. Companies Can Expect from the US-International Framework Convention on AI

This is part of a series from Nelson Mullins' AI Task Force. We will continue to provide additional insight on both domestic and international matters across various industries spanning both the public and private sectors....more

Fish & Richardson

Should the Experimental Use Exception Be Broadened?

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On June 28, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) requested the public’s views on the current state of the common law experimental use exception to patent infringement and whether legislative action...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Regulators Ramp up Scrutiny of Games’ Business Models

On August 28, the CFPB issued a Consumer Advisory warning that it believes video game companies are targeting children for monetary gain. With 45.7 million U.S. children engaged in video gameplay, the agency is concerned...more

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

Proposed California AI Bill Contains Whistleblower Provisions

California's SB 1047, also known as the “Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act,” has passed the state’s Assembly and Senate and now awaits its fate on Governor Gavin Newsom's desk. By...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

OECD Publishes Synthesis Report on Understanding Perfluoropolyethers and Their Life Cycle

On September 12, 2024, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published a report entitled Synthesis report on understanding Perfluoropolyethers (PFPEs) and their life cycle. OECD states that the...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Show Me the Papers!: Judge Aaron Grants Motion to Compel Document Discovery from Third-Party

United States Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron (S.D.N.Y.) recently granted a motion by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (collectively “Samsung”) to compel non-party Microchip Technology...more

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