Accessibility Standards Canada has published the first edition of the National Standard of Canada CAN-ASC-6.2:2025, Accessible and Equitable Artificial Intelligence Systems....more
12/10/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Bias ,
Canada ,
Compliance Monitoring ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Machine Learning ,
New Regulations ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU"), on request for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Appeal of Cluj, Romania, has issued a Grand Chamber judgment addressing the GDPR obligations of online platforms that...more
12/10/2025
/ Advertising ,
Article 9 ,
Consent ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Controller ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Online Platforms ,
Personal Data ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Safe Harbors ,
Targeted Digital Advertising
On November 19, 2025, the European Commission published a package of legislative proposals known as the "Digital Omnibus." Designed to introduce flexibility into the EU's digital regulatory framework, the proposal aims to...more
12/4/2025
/ AI Act ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
California ,
Copyright ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Italy ,
Machine Learning ,
Minors ,
New Legislation ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks ,
UK
Whether an entity is seeking to invest in a start-up or maturing company, is in the shoes of a developing company looking for further investment, or is seeking to acquire or sell a product line or other corporate assets,...more
12/2/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
AI Act ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investment ,
Machine Learning ,
Mental Health ,
New Legislation ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
USPTO ,
Video Games
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued revised examination guidance on inventorship for AI-assisted inventions, rescinding its February 2024 guidance and replacing it with a clarified legal framework....more
12/2/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Design Patent ,
Guidance Documents ,
Innovation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
Machine Learning ,
New Guidance ,
Patent Applicants ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Examinations ,
Patent Filings ,
Patent Prosecution ,
Patents ,
Plant Patents ,
Technology ,
USPTO
Ahead of implementation of Indiana's comprehensive data privacy law, Indiana’s Attorney General has released a Consumer Data Privacy Bill of Rights describing how the Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act ("ICDPA"), enacted in...more
12/1/2025
/ Consent ,
Consumer Data Requests ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
New Legislation ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
State Privacy Laws
After legal review following the expected notification date at the end of September, India's government has notified the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 ("Final Rules") under the Digital Personal Data Protection...more
11/21/2025
/ Consent ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) ,
Data Protection Officers (DPOs) ,
Data Security ,
Data Transfers ,
Final Rules ,
India ,
International Data Transfers ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Service Level Agreements
On November 10, 2025, Canada's Competition Bureau ("Bureau") discontinued its civil investigation into the use of algorithmic pricing software for rental housing throughout Canada....more
11/21/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Canada ,
Canadian Competition Act ,
Competition ,
Competition Act ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Guidance Documents ,
Machine Learning ,
New Guidance ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Management
On November 4, 2025, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, John Squires, designated the Ex Parte Desjardins decision of September 26, 2025 as “precedential.”...more
11/21/2025
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Ex Parte ,
Examiners ,
Innovation ,
Inventors ,
Machine Learning ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Prosecution ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Section 101 ,
Section 103 ,
USPTO
On October 9, 2025, the European Data Protection Board ("EDPB") and the European Commission issued (for public consultation) joint guidelines clarifying how the EU’s Digital Markets Act ("DMA") and General Data Protection...more
11/10/2025
/ Anonymization ,
Consent ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Digital Platforms ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
New Guidance ,
Public Consultations ,
Third-Party Risk
Patentees face many challenges in trying to prove literal infringement, particularly when dealing with competitors who make trivial modifications or superficial changes to the patented invention. In such situations, the...more
11/4/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Authorship ,
Copyright ,
Doctrine of Equivalents ,
Machine Learning ,
New Legislation ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Section 101 ,
Semiconductors ,
Venue
On September 29, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 53 (“SB 53”), which includes the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (“TFAIA”). This new law makes California the first...more
10/27/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Executive Orders ,
Exports ,
Healthcare ,
Illinois ,
International Trade ,
Mental Health ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
South Korea ,
State and Local Government
On September 8, 2025, the South Korean Ministry of Science and ICT ("MSIT") released for public comment a consolidated draft package of sub-laws which supplement, implement, and explain Korea’s Basic Act on the Development of...more
On October 9, 2025, Dr. Stephen Thaler and team submitted a petition for writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court asking “[w]hether works outputted by an AI system without a direct, traditional authorial contribution by a...more
10/21/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Authorship ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Office ,
Copyrightable Subject Matter ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Innovation ,
Machine Learning ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation
On September 26, 2025 The Appeals Review Panel ("ARP") of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("Board") issued a decision in Ex parte Desjardins et al., related to U.S. Patent Application No. 16/319,040, assigned to DeepMind...more
10/7/2025
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventors ,
Machine Learning ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Prosecution ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Section 101 ,
USPTO
On September 23, 2025, New Zealand passed a targeted update to the Privacy Act 2020 that strengthens transparency around third‑party data collection and fine‑tunes several privacy processes. The headline change is a new...more
Online shopping is here to stay, and so are trademark concerns for e-commerce shopping platforms. However, platforms and service providers lack clear precedent on when they are responsible for trademark infringing activities...more
10/1/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Privacy ,
DMCA ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Online Marketplace ,
Online Platforms ,
Patent Cooperation Treaty ,
Patents ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
USPTO
The Trump administration’s first Unified Agenda – the semi-annual report outlining regulatory plans for federal agencies – provides the first detailed look at its artificial intelligence (AI) export control priorities,...more
9/24/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California ,
Colorado ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
National Security ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Management ,
State and Local Government ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
UK
On September 3, 2025, the European General Court (“EGC”) issued a highly anticipated judgment refusing to annul the European Commission’s July 2023 adequacy decision for the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”). The action,...more
On August 28, 2025, Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 25B-004, the “Increase Transparency for Algorithmic Systems Act,” which amends Senate Bill 24-205 (the original Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act) to push the...more
9/17/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Disparate Impact ,
Executive Orders ,
Government Agencies ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
On September 4, 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), delivered its judgment in European Data Protection Supervisor ("EDPS") v. Single Resolution Board ("SRB") (C-413/23 P). The decision clarifies two...more
9/5/2025
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Controller ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data-Sharing ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Data ,
Risk Assessment ,
Transparency
Recently, the United States released America’s AI Action Plan. Shortly after, at the 2025 World AI Conference, the Chinese government released its own AI Action Plan. While there are significant overlaps between the two plans...more
9/3/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
China ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Ethics ,
Export Controls ,
Infrastructure ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management
The landscape of legal practice has significantly changed due to the proliferation of third-party litigation funding, a financial mechanism that provides capital to plaintiffs, including patent owners, in exchange for an...more
9/3/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Copyright ,
Ethics ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Legal Ethics ,
Litigation Funding ,
Litigation Strategies ,
New Guidance ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
South Korea
Healthcare providers wrestling with the legal fallout of cyber-attacks just received a fresh reminder from the District of Arizona: traditional tort and contract theories remain difficult to sustain after a breach, but...more
9/2/2025
/ Arizona ,
Consumer Fraud ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Breach ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hospitals ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On August 11, 2025, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada ("OPC") issued two sets of guidance for processing of individual's biometric data: one for federal institutions and one for private businesses. Below we...more
8/22/2025
/ Biometric Information ,
Canada ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
New Guidance ,
Personal Data ,
PIPEDA ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sensitive Personal Information