The European Union has significantly overhauled its product liability regime with a new directive concerning liability for defective products (Product Liability Directive). EU member states have until December 9, 2026, to...more
2/18/2025
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The EU AI Act, which went into force on August 1, 2024, introduces specific rules for artificial intelligence (AI) systems, especially those deemed “high risk.”
Medtech devices, products, and services — such as...more
The act’s rules kick in on a rolling basis over the next few years, with the first set of prohibitions coming into effect in February 2025.
The European Union's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act is the first comprehensive...more
The new EU Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”) is a risk-based framework, ranging from outright prohibitions on certain types of systems to light regulation of others. The AI Act sets out to define AI systems, their levels...more
Generative AI (GenAI) surged to the forefront of corporate agendas and public policy debates last year, promising to boost productivity and innovation. What’s in store for AI in 2024?...more
1/17/2024
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On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. The EO establishes sweeping directives and priorities for federal...more
11/1/2023
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Last year, the European Union passed a number of important EU legislative acts relating to the regulation of technology. Further legislative acts and proposals affecting technology are on the agenda for 2023, including the...more
2/7/2023
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We often see early-stage companies entering into contracts that contain ambiguous or vague intellectual property (“IP”) licensing or ownership language. As an early-stage tech or life sciences company, it is...more