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2023 AI Safety Executive Order Revoked and What Lies Ahead for AI

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On President Trump’s first day in office, he rescinded 78 Biden-era Executive Orders via an Executive Order Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions (EO 14145). On the list of rescinded Executive Orders is...more

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Battery Energy Storage Systems & Data Centers

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Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are becoming increasingly vital in the modernization of digital infrastructure, particularly for data centers. BESS are often used store energy generated from renewable sources like wind...more

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Virtual Reality in the Courtroom: The Future of Justice

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In an unprecedented move, Broward County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Siegel recently used virtual reality (VR) technology during a stand-your-ground hearing. On December 14, 2024, he wore an Oculus Quest 2 VR headset to...more

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Sweeping New Framework Expands BIS Export Controls on Advanced Computing ICs and AI Technologies

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On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued its Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion, an Interim Final Rule revising the Export Administration Regulations...more

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December 2024 Economic Trends and HSR Activity

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The economic landscape in December 2024 revealed a dynamic interplay between consumer spending, corporate strategy, and transactional activity, offering critical insights into the evolving M&A environment. Recent data from...more

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Trump Rolls Back Biden’s AI Executive Order and Makes AI Infrastructure Push: Key Takeaways for Employers

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In the first few whirlwind days of President Trump’s new administration, the White House enacted a sweeping shift in AI policy: rescinding President Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence on Monday and announcing...more

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How AI Can Help Resolve Disputes Related to Technology

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1 In an era where technology is advancing at an unprecedented pace, disputes related to technology are becoming increasingly common. Traditional methods of dispute resolution often struggle to keep up with the complexities...more

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

IP Alert: Federal Circuit Clarifies What Is Deemed Prior Art in an IPR

On January 14, in Lynk Labs, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the Federal Circuit held that a published patent application can be prior art in an inter partes review (IPR) based on the application’s filing date, not the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The UK's Online Safety Regime Is Coming into Force: Steps to Take Now

In the last month, Ofcom, the regulator tasked with enforcing the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA), has published guidance enacting requirements under the OSA to carry out illegal harms risk assessments and children’s access...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

New York’s Proposed Health Information Privacy Act Takes Aim at Digital Health Companies

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The New York Health Information Privacy Act (NYHIPA), if enacted, could create a chilling effect on patient access and engagement to readily available digital health care services relied upon by New Yorkers. Digital health...more

King & Spalding

Biden Administration’s Eleventh-Hour Executive Order Imposes New Software Requirements on Companies

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On January 16, 2025, President Biden issued Executive Order 14144 on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity (the “EO”). Building on prior initiatives such as Executive Order 14028 and the...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Take This Seriously: State Enforcement Actions of Privacy Laws Is Happening

The enforcement landscape of recently enacted state consumer privacy laws in the United States is beginning to take shape, with state attorneys general (AGs) or designated specialized enforcement agencies leading the charge. ...more

Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law

BIS Issues Interim Final Rule on Advanced Computing Integrated Circuits, Providing Long-Awaited Guidance on Due Diligence...

On January 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released an interim final rule (IFR) updating export controls on advanced computing semiconductors. This IFR seeks to ensure that...more

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Michigan Enacts Research and Development Tax Credit

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On January 13, 2025, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation (Michigan House Bill No. 5100) establishing a research and development tax credit (the “Michigan R&D Tax Credit”) in Michigan effective for tax years...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #428 – Getting Text Messages From E-ZPass or Toll Road Operators? They’re Scams Coming from China

This week, I received a fake text message (a smish) saying my E-ZPass account was overdue and that I urgently needed to pay it. That’s a new one and, apparently, quite effective. Luckily, I knew it was a scam, but others were...more

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FDA Finalizes Guidance on Communications Regarding Unapproved Uses of Medical Products

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On January 7, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized its October 2023 guidance document titled “Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of...more

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A Lynk to the Past: Published Applications Are Prior Art as of Filing Date

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial & Appeal Board decision finding challenged claims invalid based on a published patent application that, in an inter partes review (IPR) proceeding, was...more

Integreon

Unlocking Creativity

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Hello again! Welcome back to Scaling Greatness, a newsletter from Integreon focusing on amplifying business excellence and innovation....more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Court Cases - January 2025 #3

Bearbox LLC v. Lancium LLC, Appeal No. 2023-1922 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 13, 2025) In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s determination that appellants Bearbox and Austin Storms—Bearbox’s...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded Technology Law Insights, V 6, Issue 1, January 2025

Welcome to our sixth volume and first issue of 2025 of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. We have been publishing for six years and could not continue without our committed readers and your insights....more

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No Co-Inventorship Absent Corroborated Conception

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In a patent case concerning cryptocurrency data mining, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment and its ruling that a state law conversion claim was preempted by...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Summary of the USPTO Artificial Intelligence Strategy (January 2025)

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced its strategy for addressing important issues at the intersection of artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights. Although primarily concerned with the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Gauging the Likelihood of Trump Administration FDA Reforms

Since the announcement that president-elect Donald Trump would nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) as the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), media reports have featured opinions from...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoForecast: Predictions on State Attorneys General Enforcement of Consumer Protection

Morrison Foerster partner Carrie H. Cohen, global co-chair of the Investigations + White Collar Defense Group and State + Local Government Enforcement team, spoke with Christine Wong, a partner in MoFo’s Investigations +...more

Holland & Knight LLP

New Frontiers: CFPB Proposes Extending Consumer Protections to Other Digital Payment Mechanisms

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In the waning days of the Biden Administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Jan. 10, 2025, issued a proposed interpretive rule that would provide a framework for determining when the Electronic Fund...more

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