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Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #430 – GrubHub Confirms Security Incident Through Third Party Vendor

If you are a GrubHub customer, read carefully. The app has confirmed a security incident involving a third-party vendor that allowed an unauthorized threat actor to access user contact information, including some customer...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

It’s Been Two Weeks and We Have a 2025 Crypto Compendium

The volume of news coming out from regulatory Washington, spurred by Executive Orders and new agency heads has been impressive since Trump took office on January 20. But, the amount of movement regarding regulation of crypto...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

The SEC’s Crypto Task Force: Mapping the Road Ahead

In a statement entitled “The Journey Begins,” on February 4, 2025, US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) Commissioner Hester Peirce provided new details regarding her thoughts on the agency’s...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Nation State Backed Groups Using AI for Malicious Purposes

The Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) recently published a new report “Adversarial Misuse of Generative AI,” which is well worth the read. The report shares findings on how government-backed threat actors use and misuse...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

DeepSeek AI’s Security Woes + Impersonations: What You Need to Know

Soon after the Chinese generative artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek emerged to compete with ChatGPT and Gemini, it was forced offline when “large-scale malicious attacks” targeted its servers. Speculation points...more

Mayer Brown

EU AI Act: Ban on Certain AI Practices and Requirements for AI Literacy Come Into Effect

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The first requirements under the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act come into effect on February 2, 2025, banning the use of AI systems that involve prohibited AI practices and requiring providers and deployers of AI systems...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Colorado’s AI Task Force Proposes Updates to State’s AI Law

Stemming from Colorado’s Concerning Consumer Protections in Interactions with Artificial Intelligence Systems Act (the Act), which will impose obligations on developers and deployers of artificial intelligence (AI), the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

With Enough Human Contribution, AI-Generated Outputs May Be Copyright Protectable

After several months of delays, the U.S. Copyright Office has published part two of its three-part report on the copyright issues raised by artificial intelligence (AI). This part, entitled “Copyrightability,” focuses on...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

HHS’s Proposed Security Rule Updates Will Substantially Increase the Controls Needed to Comply with the Technical Safeguard...

In this week’s installment of our blog series on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) HIPAA Security Rule updates in its January 6 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), we are tackling the proposed updates...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC Launches Crypto Task Force Website to Bring Clarity to Crypto Regulation

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a ‘Crypto Task Force’ page on its website, outlining the agency’s crypto regulatory agenda under the agency’s new leadership. This initiative follows the exit of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Finally, FDA’s Final Word on Unapproved Use Communications

On January 7, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or “Agency”) released a long-awaited guidance titled, “Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of...more

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"The Irony": Can attorneys trust experts in the age of AI?

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In 2023, a new law went into effect in Minnesota to regulate the use of deep fake technology to influence elections. In 2024, Christopher Kohls, a YouTube personality known as “Mr Reagan,” and Rep. Mary Franson of the...more

A&O Shearman

ICO publishes response to Government with regulatory proposals for AI and data transfers to promote economic growth

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On January 24 2025, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published its response to a request from the Prime Minister, Chancellor and Business Secretary for regulatory proposals to improve business confidence and...more

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Global Financial Innovation Network report on use of consumer-facing AI in global financial services

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The Global Financial Innovation Network has published a report summarizing discussions led by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority and the Dubai Financial Services Authority on the use of consumer-facing AI in global...more

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European Supervisory Authorities approve terms of reference for new EU systemic cyber incidence co-ordination framework forum...

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The European Supervisory Authorities have published the terms of reference for the EU systemic cyber incident co-ordination framework Forum established under the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act. The Forum will be...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Eye-Catching: Biosimilars Injunction Prevails

Addressing a preliminary injunction in patent litigation related to the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA), the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld the district court’s grant of a...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Assessing Inputs: Determining AI’s Role in US Intellectual Property Protections

The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) issued additional guidance on the contribution of artificial intelligence (AI) in its January 2025 AI Strategy. Similarly, the US Copyright Office issued part two of its “Copyright and...more

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EU Biosimilar Regulatory and Launch Updates

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CHMP Adopts Positive Opinion for Aflibercept, Pegfilgrastim Biosimilars:  On January 30, 2025, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted positive opinions recommending...more

Fenwick & West LLP

President’s Crypto Advisor Commits to Progressing New Reg. Framework as Congressional Working Group is Announced

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Trump Administration AI and Crypto Special Advisor David Sacks focused on stablecoin legislation and a potential crypto regulatory framework during a press conference on February 4. Sacks led the conference and was followed...more

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The Rise (and Risks) of AI Agents in Crypto

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As artificial intelligence continues to transform multiple industries, AI agents have emerged as one of the most promising—and compelling—applications of AI in the crypto space. From automated trading bots, to token-powered...more

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FINRA Publishes 2025 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report

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On January 28, 2025, FINRA published its 2025 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the “Report”) as “an up-to-date, evolving resource or library of information for firms” that highlights specific industry trends, new...more

Holland & Knight LLP

SEC's New Crypto 2.0 Task Force Gets to Work

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On Feb. 4, 2025, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, in her role as head of the Commission's newly minted Crypto Task Force, provided additional detail regarding the task force's objectives. She began by managing expectations,...more

Goodwin

Tips for Maximizing Your Cyber Insurance Program

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A strong cyber insurance program is a critical risk management tool for companies, regardless of size or industry focus. When properly crafted, cyber insurance should protect a company against the costs of investigating cyber...more

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Federal Circuit Affirms Injunction Against Samsung and Formycon in Aflibercept BPCIA Litigation

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On January 29, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia’s entries of preliminary injunction preventing Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd....more

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Court of Appeal Considers the Test for CPR 19.8 Representative Actions in Prismall v Google

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The Court of Appeal has handed down its judgment in the case of Prismall v Google UK Ltd and DeepMind Technologies Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 1516. Finding for Google, the Court of Appeal upheld the lower Court’s decision to...more

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